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Britain is still No1 destination for top European jobseekers ‘despite Brexit’, research claims

Meanwhile, six percent more businesses were started in the UK last year - a total of 215,000 more

BRITAIN is still the most popular country for European jobseekers with a third still wanting to work in the UK.

Workers polled across 15 EU countries named London as the number one destination for a new job, but experts from Indeed warned Germany, Luxembourg and Ireland were rapidly catching up.

 Economist Mariano Mamertino said Britain had a 'dynamic labour market'
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Economist Mariano Mamertino said Britain had a 'dynamic labour market'

Top economist Mariano Mamertino said: “Britain’s dynamic labour market has made it a poster boy for ambitious Europeans keen to progress their careers... Last year’s Brexit vote hasn’t stopped that attractiveness in its tracks.”

Meanwhile new businesses started in the UK soared six per cent last year in contrast to referendum doom-mongering.

More than 215,000 new business were started in 2017, according to accountants UHY.

They said: “The figures suggest confidence in the economic outlook, despite Brexit.”

 215,000 new business were started in Britain in 2017
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215,000 new business were started in Britain in 2017Credit: PA:Press Association

However rival accountants EY warned that City firms plan to move 10,500 jobs out of the UK on “day one” of Brexit.

But that was less than the 12,500 they warned of year ago.

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