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Nissan 'will quit Britain if it quits EU'
Tory MPs angered over car firm boss's threat

Big business threats to pull the plug if Britain leaves the EU infuriated Tory MPs yesterday as Parliament wrangled over prospects for an in-out referendum.

But pro-EU Labour MPs eagerly seized on doom-laden warnings from Nissan and bosses' organisation the CBI.

Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn threatened that the car-maker would have to "reconsider its strategy" if Britain voted to leave the EU.

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