Jeremy Hunt has attacked big businesses which are threatening to pull out of Britain over Brexit as he claims that last week’s intervention by Airbus was “completely inappropriate”.
The Health Secretary has urged the public to ignore the “siren voices” of multinational companies who are making “threats” that undermine the Government’s negotiating position and will make it harder to secure a good deal.
Mr Hunt, who voted to Remain in the EU Referendum, said that at an “absolutely critical moment” in the Brexit negotiations with Brussels, the intervention by Airbus made an undesirable “fudge” agreement more likely.
His criticism of Airbus, an aeronautical manufacturer which employs 14,000 people...