The disclosure of Theresa May’s private Brexit campaign speech to US bankers, Goldman Sachs, cannot be dismissed as an unsurprising confirmation of her pre-referendum remain views. But in her private hour-long session with Goldman Sachs she went much further and revealed her strong support for Britain remaining in the single market. She went on to deliver a stark warning that leaving the single market would deter international investors from Britain and lead major companies to question whether they should relocate to mainland Europe. But her private Goldman Sachs speech just five months ago makes clear that she personally believes a future out of the single market means a business exodus from Britain. Perhaps she should spell out her views about hard Brexit to the British people rather than giving American bankers the inside track.

Source: The Guardian October 26, 2016 10:45 UTC