IPPR thinktank rebuts claims that a leftwing Labour government’s hands would be tied by Brussels. / Britain could triple state aid spending to industry without breaching EU rules, according to a study that compares government subsidies to promote economic growth across Europe.

The think tank said it was clear that EU law is not incompatible with state ownership.

British Steel’s potential collapse has become a national event in which people see their political prophecies affirmed.

Lexiteers, happily aped by Nigel Farage, claim that EU rules prevent nationalisation. This is simply wrong, as any reading of the law would reveal.

A post-Brexit deal should make it easier to build supermarkets, avoid tax and sue the UK, US business lobbyists say.