Finance group finds 60% of business contacts would back Prime Minister’s Brexit deal

A finance group which surveyed 3,000 contacts found that 60% would back Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal.

SME funder, Reward Finance Group, which has offices in Leeds and Manchester, conducted its own research among its 3000 contacts which include banks, accountants, lawyers, financial advisors and SME company owners, to find out what they would do in her position.

The one question it posed was simple: “If you were an MP would you back Theresa May’s Brexit deal?”

The results were firmly in the prime minister’s favour with 59.9% backing her deal and 40.1% rejecting it.

Nick Smith, Reward Finance Group’s sales and marketing director, said: “It is clear that, with the facts our contacts are currently privy too, the consensus is to press on with the deal to bring an end to the uncertainty of what is going to happen to the UK post Brexit. As has often been reported, many businesses have put a number of decisions on hold until the deal is complete.

“Naturally opinions may change, as more information is revealed, but it will not alter the fact that businesses just want the matter to be concluded so that they can plan for the future.

“The trouble is that does not appear to be happening any time soon. Let’s see what Tuesday brings”