London will remain the world’s leading financial centre in spite of Brexit, a senior City figure said today as Google vowed to continue to invest in the UK after it leaves the EU.

Mark Boleat, policy chairman of the City of London Corporation, said while there was "nervousness" about Brexit, he had "no doubt" that London will remain "the world's leading financial centre".

It came as Matt Brittin, the head of Google's business and operations in Europe, said his company would continue to invest in Britain because it is "good at the internet".

Mr Brittin told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme that the company was looking to focus on "big trends" amid the uncertainty surrounding Britain's exit from the EU.

Their comments came after an economist who played a leading role in the Remain campaign admitted that Michael Gove had been right to say that "people are fed up with experts".