Brexit ‘will damage North’s economy’ with or without backstop

Any form of departure from EU to have negative impact, concludes fresh analysis

The report examines hard and soft Brexit scenarios and also different approaches to various backstop arrangements. File photograph: Bloomberg

The report examines hard and soft Brexit scenarios and also different approaches to various backstop arrangements. File photograph: Bloomberg

The North will be badly hit by the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union regardless of whether Brexit is hard or soft, or includes a backstop, new research has found.

The report from Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde suggests Brexit could lead the North’s economy to shrink by 3 per cent and to generate up to 18,500 fewer jobs over the long term.

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