MORE than 10,000 new jobs will be created in the South West if Britain stays in the EU, according to a new report announced by Vince Cable in Filton yesterday.

The former Liberal Democrat business secretary of state was joined by Conservative secretary of state for energy and climate change, Amber Rudd MP, and leaders in British business on a visit to GKN Aerospace to discuss the report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR).

The report, which supports the “Stronger In” campaign, suggests that the jobs, which are among 100,000 jobs that would be created across the UK by 2030, would be at risk should Britain leave the EU.

In the South West, there are 83,960 manufacturing jobs linked to trade with the EU. Of all sectors, manufacturing has the most jobs linked to EU trade in the region.

Mr Cable said: “More than 10,000 manufacturing jobs in the South West will be created due to our place within the single market.

“Leaving the EU will mean those new manufacturing jobs just won’t be created.”

MP Amber Rudd added: “The future of job creation in this country, which means financial security for working people and their families, requires us to be in the single market, and yet leaving the single market is the sole economic policy the Leave campaign has committed to.”

The pair were joined by several British business leaders, speaking in support of the “Stronger In” campaign ahead of the upcoming EU Referendum on June 23.

These included Paul Kahn, president of Airbus UK, Nigel Stein, CEO of GKN and Juergen Maier, CEO of Siemens UK.

Mr Kahn said: “The economic disruption and uncertainty that would accompany a leave vote would inevitably impact on long-term investment decisions and, in turn, future job creation in UK manufacturing.”

The three argued the case that should the British public vote to leave, “investment may go elsewhere”.

Mr Stein said: “A UK outside of the EU facing increased costs and regulatory uncertainty will lead to companies such as ours finding the UK a less attractive place to invest, which will have an impact on future jobs.”

Mr Maier added: “Being outside the EU will count against the UK when investment decisions are made and we would miss out on fantastic, future opportunities and the jobs and economic prosperity that goes with them.”