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FTSE-100 chiefs’ fury at No 10 letter backing ministers on Brexit
Downing Street is asking Britain’s biggest companies to give public support to the Government’s approach to its Brexit negotiations, a move which has provoked fury in a string of blue-chip boardrooms. Sky News has obtained a letter being circulated in FTSE-100 and other company boardrooms which praises ministers' commitment to securing a transition period after the UK leaves the European Union (EU). It also expresses confidence in the future of "a global Britain" and says that the Government's Repeal Bill will "make Britain ready for life outside the EU". Executives in sectors including financial services, ... (full story)