Good morning from London. Tom Enders, the chief executive of the planemaker Airbus, has delivered the strongest criticism so far from a business leader about Brexit, calling the prospect of no-deal “madness” and the lack of clarity a “disgrace”. Airbus is one of the largest manufacturers in the UK, employing 14,000 people across more than 25 sites and supporting well over 100,000 jobs in its supply chain. It produces wings for its aircraft, which include the Airbus A380 superjumbo, in Broughton in Wales. The company has been warning for months that it could be forced to move investment and jobs from the UK because of Brexit, but the latest comments from Mr Enders represent a ramping up of his rhetoric and a devastating critique of…

Source: The Times January 24, 2019 09:00 UTC