Who will speak for Brittin? Not MPs on the warpath over Google

Google's big man in northern Europe speaks in glowing terms of London as a base - which might make things awkward at his select committee hearing

Here's Matt Brittin, Google's boss in northern Europe, speaking in 2012: "Google set up in London 11 years ago now and it was a natural choice. It is such a cosmopolitan international city and there is a huge array of talent you can access - and that's the most important thing for Google when building its teams outside the US.

"Also, the UK is the No 1 internet economy in the world. We spend more money buying things online in this country than anywhere else on a per head basis. So actually it has been a great place for us. We've been so successful in the UK that we want to try to give something back."

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