London — Airbus threatened to pull its UK investments if Britain walks away from the European Union without a deal, upping the stakes for Prime Minister Theresa May as she fights to deliver a Brexit that won’t wreck the country’s economy. In the starkest warning yet from any major company, the aerospace giant said late on Thursday that a departure from the single market and customs union without a transition agreement would lead to "severe disruption and interruption of UK production". Airbus, based in Toulouse, France, would be forced to "reconsider its investments in the UK, and its long-term footprint in the country". "This is a dawning reality for Airbus," Tom Williams, chief operating officer of Airbus Commercial Aircraft, said in an e-mailed statement. "Put simply, a No Deal scenario directly threatens Airbus’ future in the UK." The remarks further hem in May, whose proposals aimed at keeping trade as easy as possible after the divorce have been repeatedly knocked back. The Eu...
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