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Majority of manufacturing firms believe in Leave

THE majority of manufacturing companies in Britain believe the country would be better off outside the EU, a survey of almost a thousand firms revealed yesterday.

However 14 per cent admitted that they could still be persuaded to change their mind about how to vote in the upcoming referendum on June 23.

Manufacturing Futures spokesman Chris Griffin said: “Manufacturing is a key sector in the referendum debate because so many UK companies trade in the EU and rely on being able to export freely.

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