A fortnight ago, a report found that Brexit had cost London and Britain badly. In fact the British capital is £30bn or 7.5% smaller than it otherwise would be in a parallel universe in which Britain had not quit the EU. But the Lord Mayor of the City of London where most of the major banks are based says it continues to thrive despite the erection of trade barriers with the Single market.

Michael Mainelli is the Lord Mayor of the City of London, where the main big banks are. He’s over in Dublin this week meeting the Taoiseach and business leaders and spoke to Joe on the show.