Crisis of unemployment is risk from from no-deal Brexit - but where's the urgent political oversight from City's Labour administration? And what's the £500,000 contingency been spent on? Liberal Democrats Leader wants answers.
'The impact of Brexit is the most major risk affecting our local and regional economy, " said Liberal Democrats Leader of the Opposition, Cllr Nick Cott, after the City cabinet meeting discusses the issue . "The Northeast has potentially the most to lose out of all regions, particularly from a no deal Brexit, which would hit our manufacturing sector and its supply chains hard. The position of our retail and services sectors, given the impact of the Coronavirus, means they are not currently in a position to step in to provide new jobs in the short-term, and we're therefore facing a potential crisis of unemployment.
15 Dec 2020
