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Consultancies could reap Brexit windfall as businesses lobby for favourable EU departure terms

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By John Glenday, Reporter

August 24, 2016 | 2 min read

Lobbyists for the UK’s business interests are rubbing their hands at the prospect of hundreds of millions of pounds coming their way as businesses push to ensure that a "good Brexit" scenario prevails when the UK eventually leaves the EU.

PR firms have witnessed a Brexit bounce with the Times reporting that some of Britain’s biggest consultancies could see revenues jump 40 per cent as companies strive to protect their interests at home and abroad.

Bell Pottinger founder Lord Bell, commented: “It [Brexit] will lead to an increase in work. Whether that is 10 per cent, 20 per cent or 40 per cent it is too soon to tell. But with Brexit resulting in powers being transferred from Brussels to Westminster it is clearly going to take on a new face.”

Sensing a lucrative windfall many public affairs specialists have established dedicated Brexit divisions which have been recruiting political big hitters to fight their corners.

To this end Blue Rubicon has hired William Hague whilst Portland counts on Michael Portillo and Sir Stephen Wall, the UK’s former permanent representative to the EU, to fight for its clients interests.

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