Hard Brexit ‘would be the start of a slippery slope none of us want to see’, warns London mayor

London mayor Sadiq Khan has warned of the effects on jobs and businesses of an “extreme hard Brexit”, arguing it would be the “start of a slippery slope which none of us want to see”.

Mr Khan also defended the flying of a blimp of Trump during the US president’s visit, saying that “it’s not my job as the mayor to censor the views of Londoners and others”.

Mr Khan spoke of his “big concern” over London’s services sector, warning that independent analysis showed that a Brexit no deal would be “catastrophic for our city”.

Speaking on BBC One’s The Andrew Marr Show, he said: “The services sector is crucial for our economy and that’s why it’s really important that, the white paper... has no mention of what the government’s

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plans are to protect that very important sector.”

Asked about a people’s vote, he said: “I may be unhappy with the results of the referendum and I’m proud London voted to remain, but I accept the verdict.”

Mr Khan refused to block a plan to fly a giant inflatable “Trump baby” near parliament to coincide with mass