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the usual suspects will say the Ford Bridgend closure is nothing to do with Brexit - and who knows if management will blame it today - but here’s what they warned three years ago

google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.ft.c…
Here’s the letter Ford sent to staff on the eve of the 2016 referendum:

“We have deep concerns about the uncertainty and potential downsides for our business that could arise if the UK votes to leave the European Union.”

politicshome.com/news/europe/eu…
Ford has just confirmed the closure of the plant with 1,700 job losses.

Labour's @RLong_Bailey says:

“Their (Tory) leadership candidates are vying to inflict the most damaging form of Brexit, and not one of them has a strategy for the challenges facing the automotive sector."
this headline is from tonight’s Times business section
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