The independent Preparing for Brexit Report, commissioned by the Mayor of London, found that a hard Brexit will lead to the loss of 56,500 more jobs in London alone than if the UK remains in the Single Market and Customs Union.

I asked David Davis MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the EU, whether he agreed this was clear evidence that a hard Brexit would be catastrophic for employment. The Minister disagreed, saying there was no evidence. Perhaps it’s time the Government provide the substantial impact assessments we were promised to back that up…