Kim Conchie, the chief executive of Cornwall Chamber of Commerce, has written an open letter to all six Cornish MPs setting out what support businesses in Cornwall expect in order to ensure stability following Brexit

In it he says: "I hope the re-election of all six of our members offers stability and vitality to our region over the forthcoming crucial years. You will be aware of the uncertainty that business owners and their colleagues are feeling as we head towards Brexit. In order to retain their support and goodwill, we ask that you use your influence, as an important element of the minority governing party, both to make sure the economy as a whole and the policies that allow businesses to create prosperity, jobs and stability are understood and implemented at the highest levels of Government; and that you improve the mechanisms by which you communicate with, and listen to, businesses across the Duchy to keep us informed of economic plans, successes and challenges facing us locally and nationally."

He adds: "In return, the businesses in your constituency want to provide an economy which is right for the UK and for Cornwall and Scilly in the 21st century. There is huge desire to innovate, to create a modern economy which has well-paid jobs in both bedrock industries and the new sectors developing so well here; and to be seen leading the way in knowledge sectors and working life that position the Duchy as the desirable place to work, to start a business and to live healthily and prosperously.

"At Cornwall Chamber of Commerce we look forward to a mutually beneficial relationship with you to move Cornwall quickly away from being the poor man of England, to becoming a world-leading innovation- and productivity-led regional economy that we and the rest of the UK are proud of. We can only achieve this if we work with you in a seamless fashion sharing successes and challenges on all sides; and if Cornwall and Scilly receives the Government support it needs in order to flourish."