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No-deal Brexit could see Glasgow South lose 400 jobs, study shows

Stewart McDonald, MP for Glasgow South, has said data showing Glasgow South could lose nearly 400 jobs if the UK leaves the EU without a deal is “frightening”, and called on the UK Government to rule out a no deal Brexit.

In a study released by the UK Trade Policy Observatory, it suggests that 63,000 jobs based in Scotland could be at risk if Britain leaves the EU without a deal, with Glasgow South losing 396 – a 2.3% loss of all employment - and Glasgow as a whole in danger of losing 11,394.

Stewart McDonald said: “These figures are not only frightening, they also show the catastrophic effects that a no-deal Brexit would have on my constituency, and Glasgow as whole.

“A no deal scenario is clearly a completely unacceptable and reckless act of self-harm by the UK Government, and must be ruled out immediately.

“It is absolutely vital that the UK Government now commits to a deal that guarantees our place in the Single Market and Customs Union that would protect these jobs, which is what Scotland voted for when it overwhelmingly voted Remain.”