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There is evidence this has happened (and you can’t exclude the ‘vehement press’, because politicians and their readers react to them - they shape opinion/actions).

https://www.politicshome.com/news/ar...parks-tory-row

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...le-proroguing/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...al-crisis.html

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe confirms new vehicle to be made in France


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55236852

another leaver making things in EU and not UK

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Don't see why there would be an impact because they took some car manufacturing away.

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More a case of taking over an existing factory, rather than building a new factory.
Also an extra part of the deal is this.
Common sense business decision to take over an existing factory, instead of having all the trouble and expense of building a new one.

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Could have taken over Honda's Swindon factory which is closing. Except of course it's not in the EU.

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Agreed. Ford sales have kept up despite no UK assembly any more.

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The Swindon plant isn't due to close until later on next year, which would be too late.

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Not an issue. Negotiation is always possible in these things. Note the word planned. Wasn't the Smart plant planned to close next year too?
What's not negotiable is whether a UK car plant is in the Customs Union and Single Market.

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How do we build up Britain’s post-Brexit capabilities if the billionaires who advocated for Brexit won’t build stuff here.

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That's a good question that many would like to see answered. The outlook for manufacturing in a post-Brexit world does not look great.

What we are seeing though is growth in film and TV studios eg Elstree, Reading, Dagenham and Liverpool.

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This is a reasonable article giving some of the reasons why.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidda...h=4cf2e271276c

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Interesting, thanks for sharing.

Maybe in a post-Brexit world we'll focus less on farming, fishing, manufacturing and the City and more on the creative arts and tourism. That would leave quite a few people stranded with redundant skills though.

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Honda said the date of closure was "set in stone" for July 2021 in order to have "clarity".
The French plant is not only still up and running, INEOS have taken over the existing contracts to supply cars and parts produced there. It's making money right now, as opposed to sometime never in Wales.

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Swindon is still up and running. INEOS could have taken over the existing contracts to supply Honda. I'm sure the British workers would have preferred jobs instead of "clarity" but their jobs seem of little importance to you.
Smart is not making money. That's why Mercedes-Benz sold a 50% stake in the company to Geely and wanted rid of the French factory.