More than 50 business leaders have signed a letter advocating a second vote on Brexit. The letter warns of the economic damage being wrought by “either a blindfold or a destructive Brexit”. It says the current plans being discussed by London and Brussels will fail to bring “frictionless” trade. Among the senior executives to have publicly supported the call for a second vote are James Daunt, boss of book chain Waterstones, and Justin King, former chief executive of Sainsbury’s. Other signatories to the letter, published by the Sunday Times, include Martha Lane Fox, co-founder of Lastminute.com and a director of ... (full story)