JCB chairman sends letter to staff backing Brexit

Lord Bamford at the JCB factory in Staffordshire Credit: PA

The Chairman of Staffordshire digger maker JCB has written to all staff saying he's backing Brexit.

The businessman says he supported joining the Common Market but did not back it turning into a political union.

Stating that more than half of Britain's trade is with non-EU countries, LordBamford warns that the EU has a shrinking share of world trade.

The JCB chairman told workers it was up to them how they voted, but they should vote one way or the other in the referendum.