LONDON COUNCILS

Londoners are more pessimistic about the economic effect of Brexit

As Mrs May takes her Deal from Brussels on tour before a showdown in the House of Commons, Brexit is now seen in London as just as important as the crime wave and the housing crisis, according to Ben Page.

As Mrs May takes her Deal from Brussels on tour before a showdown in the House of Commons in a week or so, Brexit has also reared its head in London in our latest research for London Councils.

In the capital it is now seen as just as important as the crime wave and the housing crisis. Londoners are anxious about the impact of Brexit on the economy and services, with three-quarters (75%) agreeing that it is vital that EU citizens working in the NHS and social care can stay afer Brexit, and over half (54%) fearing that London's economy will become weaker over the next five years as a result - more pessimistic than in the rest of the UK.

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