Brexit voters more likely to live in areas at risk from rise of robots

Areas with higher probability of automation match those with greater percentage of Brexiters

Brexit supporters are more likely to live in areas most threatened by the economic impact of automation, according to a study of the impact of robots and artificial intelligence in the workplace.

A map of the parts of the UK likely to be hit by automation fits more closely with the map of leave voters than any other factor, said the Institute for the Future of Work (IFW).

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