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Originally Posted by nik-

Most politicians don't keep their promises, but I'm having a hard time thinking about such a rapid about face in recent times.

"Read my lips" was close, but that was a two year between statement and reversal. The next day? That's pretty impressive.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/27/news...ses/index.html

So much for all those promises. Leading politicians in the campaign to pull the U.K. out of the European Union are back-pedaling fast on a number of pledges, particularly over extra money for health care.

Here are three pledges that are crumbling days after the historic Brexit vote:

Campaign promise #1: We'll give EU cash to the National Health Service

Nigel Farage, leader of the U.K. Independence Party and who campaigned for Brexit said implying that money sent to the EU could be spent on the health service in the future was a mistake.

Campaign promise #2: We'll take control of the UK's borders

Leave campaigner and lawmaker Nigel Evans told BBC radio that there had been "some misunderstanding" over the Leave campaign's position on reducing immigration.

When asked if the number of people coming into the country would fall significantly, Evans said that a new Australian-style points system for EU migrants meant the U.K. would be able to control immigration-- but he didn't say it would fall.

Campaign promise #3: The economy will be fine

Those warnings were dubbed "Project Fear" by Brexiteers, who said the U.K. would thrive outside the EU.

Since the results of the vote became known early Friday, the pound has crashed 12% against the U.S. dollar to its lowest level in decades, U.K. bank stocks have collapsed, and growth forecasts for the British economy have been slashed.

Companies are putting investments on hold, and warning of lower profits. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said Monday the economy and government finances will suffer, but an emergency budget won't happen until a new prime minister is chosen in October.