Extract from Opposition day debate on Leaving the EU: Customs - May 16

Thursday, 17 May 2018 08:40

Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (Lab/Co-op):...The Conservative Mayor of the West Midlands said in an article this week that hard-line Brexiteers risk causing the “unintended destruction” of thousands of jobs in the region’s automotive industry—he was right. The automotive industry employs more than 50,000 people across the region in firms such as Jaguar Land Rover, Aston Martin, BMW and London Taxi Company. There are also numerous component companies such...Request free trial