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Brexit did hurt the City’s exports – the numbers don’t lie

Strong growth elsewhere has obscured an honest debate about the cost of leaving the EU for UK financial services

Why we need to dig into the data to get a true sense of Brexit's impact
Why we need to dig into the data to get a true sense of Brexit's impact Photo: Getty Images

David Wighton is a columnist for Financial News

Part of the reason that arguments about the economic impact of Brexit get so heated is that cheerleaders on both sides play fast and loose with the figures.

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