Jonathan Reynolds: “I would condemn it, but I’d condemn the disruption it caused for local people as well.”

The UK currently has no major Chinese manufacturer based in its automotive sector, so we’re not making vehicles here and sending them to the single market through some sort of back door.

As space becomes a new frontier of economic and military competition, this plan will help keep Britain secure by strengthening our ability to launch satellites, detect threats and protect the services people rely on every day.

Pretty straightforward racism, isn’t it? There’s a potential candidate referenced there; spent decades in this country, huge contribution to her local community, so I think that speaks for itself.

If you look at the impact analysis of such a policy, the consequences for the EU [of] excluding the UK are much more difficult.