Balfour boss tells chancellor and Brexit secretary uncertainty is damaging construction

By Jordan Marshall2019-01-16T13:52:00

Leo Quinn was among a group of business chiefs to speak with Phillip Hammond and Stephen Barclay after last night’s vote

Balfour Beatty boss Leo Quinn has told key ministers that ongoing Brexit uncertainty is hurting the construction sector’s long-term future.

Quinn was among bosses of some of the country’s biggest companies who were on a conference call last night with ministers - including chancellor Philip Hammond and Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay – following Theresa May’s historic defeat in yesterday’s meaningful vote on the withdrawal deal in the House of Commons, according to Sky News.

Quinn told ministers ‎that the government’s focus on Brexit meant the construction sector could be set back by decades.

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