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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Brexit to blame for collapse of Britishvolt, says ex-Tory leader William Hague

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Brexit is to blame for the collapse of the British electric car battery start-up Britishvolt causing hundreds of job losses, according to former Conservative leader Lord William Hague.

The Tory grandee said the failure of the company – which had plans to build a giga-factory in Northumberland – was “part of the damage” of the UK’s exit from the EU.

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