Japanese electronics giant, Fujitsu has announced that 1,800 jobs will be lost in the UK as part of a ‘transformation programme’ that affects the companies European, Middle East, India and Africa Unit. Fujitsu said "These changes are in no way linked to the decision by the UK to leave the EU.” although the Japanese government had released a report in September warning the UK government against ‘Hard Brexit’ and other Japanese firms (notably Nissan) are looking for reassurances before further investment.

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