Reports: Brexit impact assessment leak spells green economy woes

Michael Holder
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Leaked Whitehall analysis suggests almost every sector of economy will be worse off under all scenarios once the UK leaves the EU

The government expects almost every sector of the economy to be worse off outside the European Union than it would otherwise have been, with a host of green sectors likely to be directly affected. The...

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