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Companies warn Tories they risk losing pro-business reputation
Charles Grant, director of the Centre for European Reform, told the FT the issue was a serious problem for his group.
“The Tories have been very close to big business ever since Robert Peel was party leader,” he said. “There is a danger that by threatening to take Britain out of Europe that relationship is about to come under unprecedented strain.”