The Airbus chief executive, Tom Enders, doubled down on the aerospace giant’s warning that it could pull out of the UK in the event of a hard Brexit, accusing the government of having “no clue” on how to leave the EU.
Speaking at the company’s briefing in London before the Farnborough air show, Enders said: “The sun is shining brightly on the UK, the English team is progressing towards the [World Cup] final, the RAF is preparing to celebrate its centenary and Her Majesty’s government still has no clue, no consensus on how to execute Brexit without severe harm.”
His comments come as the cabinet meets at Chequers to thrash out disagreements within the government over the Brexit deal the prime minister will propose to Brussels.
Enders said Airbus, which employs 14,000 people in the UK and supports a further 100,000 jobs in its supply chain, was already taking action to prepare for all types of Brexit, including a worst-case no-deal scenario.
“Rest assured that we are taking first preparations as we speak in order to mitigate consequences from whatever Brexit scenario may follow,” he said.
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