国际英语资讯:London more at risk from cliff-edge Brexit than rest of Britain, report says
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 27-- <span word="London">London</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> "<span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hugely">hugely</span> <span word="damaging">damaging</span> 22 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> (31.17 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>-<span word="case">case</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chaotic">chaotic</span> <span word="cliff">cliff</span>-<span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="departure">departure</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="dependence">dependence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="services">services</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="reliance">reliance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="arguably">arguably</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pressing">pressing</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="entitled">entitled</span> "<span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Metropolitan">Metropolitan</span> <span word="Areas">Areas</span>," <span word="was">was</span> <span word="commissioned">commissioned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Chamber">Chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commerce">Commerce</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Industry">Industry</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> "<span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="handled">handled</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span>."</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="no">no</span>-<span word="deal">deal</span>" <span word="scenario">scenario</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="slump">slump</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="lane">lane</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="forecasters">forecasters</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Centre">Centre</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Economics">Economics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> (<span word="CEBR">CEBR</span>), <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="consultancies">consultancies</span>.</p><p><span word="Failure">Failure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="vulnerable">vulnerable</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sectors">sectors</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="professional">professional</span>, <span word="scientific">scientific</span>, <span word="administrative">administrative</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hardest">hardest</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span>.</p><p><span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="London">London</span> 5.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 22 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> (31.17 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="output">output</span>, <span word="over">over</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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