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British businesses debate the pros and cons of Brexit

Leaders from some of Britain's biggest companies say that leaving the European Union would put the UK's economy at risk. Bosses from 36 FTSE 100 companies including BT, Marks & Spencer and Vodafone signed a letter published in today's Times newspaper, saying an EU exit would deter investment in the UK. However those supporting a Brexit say that leaving would cut "unnecessary" regulation which has been holding back their businesses. So to discuss the issues causing heated debate in boardrooms and canteens across Britain, Susannah Streeter spoke to Simon Boyd, director of John Reid and Sons, a steel engineering company, who wants to exit the EU, and to Sue Wright, director of Diamond Dispersions, a chemical manufacturing company. She explained why she wants to remain part of the Union.

(Picture: British and European Flags. Picture credit: EPA.)

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