Campaigners are urging the government not to "cherry pick" different parts of the economy for special trade agreements with the EU after Brexit. A report by Open Britain (which replaced the official Remain campaign after the EU referendum) and written by the Centre for Economics and Business Research, says every sector appeared to benefit from trade within the single market with 3.25 million UK jobs directly or indirectly linked to EU trade. Manufacturing would "certainly suffer significantly" from restricted access to the single market, it says, while banking and insurance and professional services also have a "very strong link" to the EU with other sectors having "indirect" links. It’s another twist in the Brexit story which will rumble on over 2017.

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