Japan says next British PM must not lead UK out of EU without deal

Firms operating in UK likely to relocate in event of no-deal Brexit, says foreign minister

Japan’s foreign minister has pleaded with Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt not to lead the UK out of the EU without a deal when one of them becomes prime minister.

In an unusually blunt warning, Tarō Kōno suggested Japanese companies operating in the UK would relocate to other countries in Europe in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

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