Why Amazon Is Warning the U.K. Government About 'Civil Unrest'

Why Amazon Is Warning the U.K. Government About 'Civil Unrest'

Why Amazon Is Warning the U.K. Government About 'Civil Unrest'

By / Small Business / Monday, 23 July 2018 20:21

Brexit without a trade deal would lead to civil unrest within two weeks, Amazon’s top U.K. manager said. The Times reported Doug Gurr, head of U.K. and Ireland business for Amazon, privately met with Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab and other business leaders on Friday.

Amazon (amzn, -0.66%) had pledged to create an additional 2,500 jobs in the United Kingdom this year, bringing the total to 27,500. Gurr told The Guardian last month Amazon has invested £9.3 billion ($12.2 billion) in its UK operations since 2010.

 

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