The Welsh voted to leave the EU, but 60 per cent of their exports go to the bloc REBECCA NADEN/REUTERSSome of the areas that voted for Brexit are among those that could be hit hardest by the economic impact of leaving the European Union, an analysis suggests. Wales, the northeast and the east Midlands all show a dependence on funding from Brussels, European workers and exports to the EU facilitated by being a member state. The research by Demos, a think tank, says that Wales, Northern Ireland, the heavily pro-Remain London and the northeast are most vulnerable to a so-called “hard Brexit”. New tariffs on trade with the EU would be damaging as more than 60 per cent of Welsh exports go there. EU grants also make up almost 1 per…

Source: The Times March 27, 2017 15:56 UTC