国际英语资讯:Mixed reaction on London streets to British triggering Article 50_时事

国际英语资讯:Mixed reaction on London streets to British triggering Article 50

LONDON, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The formal triggering of Article 50 by Britain to quit the European Union (EU) on Wednesday drew mixed reactions on London streets.

"I guess we are all Brexiteers now, but I really wish this had not happened," said Phil Patterson, a teacher from Bermondsey.

"I voted remain, but it was a close call for me. In the end, I chose to put security ahead of having our own parliament totally in charge and my views haven't changed since the referendum," he told Xinhua.

国际英语资讯:Mixed reaction on London streets to British triggering Article 501

Bermondsey is a working class area of London. It is close to the new financial center of Canary Wharf, where international banks and finance institutions employ tens of thousands of workers.

Goldman Sachs announced last week that over the next 18 months, it intended to increase its presence in Frankfurt and Paris as a result of the Brexit process. Goldman Sachs International CEO Richard Gnodde said that the numbers involved were in the hundreds.

But on Friday last week, Deutsche Bank said that it would build a new headquarters in London for its staff, who are currently working at several sites across the city.

Over at Canary Wharf, banking employees expressed their opinion to Xinhua about Article 50 on their lunch break.

A financial analyst who have received education in Britain but with an overseas background, who asked not to be named, said that it was unclear how the Brexit process would affect the financial sector.