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Which firms have joined Brexit Britain’s corporate exodus?

A number of big firms are moving jobs and operations out of the UK amid Brexit fears.

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With Airbus issuing a stark warning over Brexit, here are some other big firms that are shifting jobs and operations out of the UK:

Goldman Sachs – Set to at least double its Frankfurt office to 400 staff through a mix of relocations and local hires, though other EU sites will also be expanded.

HSBC – Plans to move up to 1,000 jobs to France, where it already has a full service universal bank after buying up Credit Commercial de France in 2002.

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HSBC plans to move up to 1,000 jobs to France (Matt Crossick/PA)

Bank of America Merrill Lynch – Intends to relocate up to 125 UK staff to Dublin as part of its Brexit contingency plans.

Morgan Stanley – Understood to have plans to add around 200 staff in Frankfurt through a mix of new hires and relocation, with around 80 staff to be added to the bank’s Paris office.

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Jaguar Land Rover is moving production of its Discovery models to Slovakia (Steve Parsons/PA)

EasyJet – Applied for a new air operator’s certificate (AOC) in Austria to allow it to continue flying in the European Union after Brexit, setting up a headquarters in Vienna.

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EeasyJet has applied for a new air operator’s certificate in Austria and is setting up an HQ in Vienna (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Unilever – Moving corporate headquarters to Rotterdam in a major blow to the UK, although it has claimed the decision is not Brexit-related.

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