NISSAN BOSS MEETS MRS MAY

Carlos Ghosn met the prime minister yesterday in Downing street and afterwards (HERE) told the press he was:

"confident the Government will continue to ensure the UK remains a competitive place to do business. I look forward to continued positive collaboration between Nissan and the UK Government.”

This is interesting since beforehand he was asking either for a guarantee Britain would remain in the single market or compensation if tariffs were to be imposed.  So, did Mrs May offer either of those things or not?  We wait to see who blinked first.

Mrs May said, "We will continue to work with Nissan as we develop the environment for competitiveness of the automotive industry here in the UK to ensure its success."  The Sunderland Echo has the story (HERE).  Reuters' story (HERE)