John McDonnell MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, responding to warnings from the CBI and Anna Soubry on the impact of a ‘Hard Brexit’ said:

“The CBI and Anna Soubry are right to warn of the dangers of a Hard Tory Brexit and the devastating impact it could have.

"Losing access to the single market would seriously damage our economy but the Conservative Government is prepared to risk people’s jobs and livelihoods and place party political gains ahead of the clear national interest.

"Instead of divisive foreign worker lists, Theresa May and her Government should listen to British businesses when they insist Britain needs to remain an open economy.”

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