No-deal Brexit would be economic lunacy, say UK manufacturers
by Jasper Jolly from on (#4GCKD)
Some in Tory leadership race ready to go against warnings of major business lobby groups
Britain's biggest manufacturing organisation has described the prospect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal as "economic lunacy" amid a slump in business investment intentions.
Multiple candidates to replace Theresa May as Conservative party leader and prime minister have said they would push for Brexit on 31 October, whether or not a deal has been agreed - against the warnings of every major business lobby group.
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