Britain's billionaires 'prepare to flee country amid fears Jeremy Corbyn will be next Prime Minister

[JonLP24]

Britain's wealthiest individuals are preparing to leave the country amid belief Jeremy Corbyn will become Prime Minister, it was reported.

Billionaires and multimillionaires are said to be making plans to protect their fortunes, which include moving their assets and businesses overseas, in preparation of tax increases should the Labour leader enter Downing Street.

According to The Sunday Times, which today publishes its annual Rich List, individuals could take up to £1 trillion out of Britain amid fears over what has been dubbed 'Corbygeddon'.

The newspaper reported that the head of Coutts, the Queen's bank, said clients were more concerned with Corbyn than by Brexit and that a tax expert had helped a number of people with a net wealth of more than £500 million, totalling more than £5 billion, leave Britain over the past year

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/11/britains-billionaires-prepare-flee-country-amid-fears-jeremy/amp/

[Blue_Tires]

1. Why would Corbin be the next PM? I thought he was persona non grata?

And if nothing else, shouldn't Labour be pushing a non-Brexit candidate?

[JonLP24]

2. He leads opinion polling this far out for the general election in 2022

[mr_lebowski]

3. Whatever you say, Murdoch

[Kurt V.]

4. +1

[BannonsLiver]

5. Corbyn won't ever be PM

I’m surprised they are so reactionary.

[ck4829]

6. So he's kind of like Saint Patrick? (No offense to snakes)

[TheBlackAdder]

7. There are that many Russians parking their money in Britain?

[Me.]

8. How Patriotic

[Wounded Bear]

11. The wealthy tend to be "patriotic" to their wealth...

[delisen]

9. Tell the exploiters we can't afford to support them here

Giving Rupert Murdoch citizenship so he could invest here has cost us much more than the money he invested.

[Ghost Dog]

10. This refers to what's not already offshore?

... And, is that the head of Coutts London or Coutts Jersey?

[Doodley]

12. A "fear of socialism" talking point.