Airbus threatens to quit UK over Brexit

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Aircraft manufacturer Airbus has used an interview with Bloomberg to slam the British government’s handling of the Brexit process, labelling the situation a “disgrace” amid threats to pull its operations from the country. Bloomberg reports that chief executive Tom Enders says a no-deal Brexit would almost certainly threaten the company’s operations in the UK and laid waste to claims made by leave advocates that these operations were insignificant. Some 14,000 people are employed by Airbus in the UK, with a further 11,000 jobs generated as a result of its operations.