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We shouldn’t applaud them – Airbus tycoons are our true EU rulers
Labour MPs cheering on threats of capital flight are everything thats wrong about the left’s current EU-naivety, writes EDDIE DEMPSEY

AIRBUS CEO Tom Enders waded into British politics recently with a thinly veiled threat that Airbus would withdraw from Britain if we leave the EU without a deal, putting thousands of workers jobs at risk.

Eddie Dempsey

It reveals a familiar resentment: “We don’t need you — there are plenty of countries who would love to manufacture for us.”

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