> will persuade many multinational corporations to stay and will even attract new ones
No. To have access to the EU single market, your company MUST have its main base of operation be in a EU member state.
No. To have access to the EU single market, your company MUST have its main base of operation be in a EU member state.
Furthermore, 'main base of operation' is pretty vague, and I don't believe it accurately reflects EU requirements. A subsidiary can be based in an EU country and provide you with all the access you would like. This isn't an option for smaller companies, but for larger ones its just an extra cost.
The UK really needs to sort out it's internal policies and spread the wealth around the country and the not just keep pushing "the London agenda"