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The outgoing head of the North East’s largest business organisation has accused the Government of being ‘addicted to Brexit’ and unwilling to tackle any of the problems it has brought.
Next boss, thinktanks and unions criticise Boris Johnson, saying ‘shortages cannot be blustered away’
Business leaders said improved trade between north and south would "inevitably put pressure on the Union".
Current charges, which have remained unchanged since the UK severed ties with the EU, are roughly 0.5 per cent.
Almost one in five exporters have temporarily halted sales to the European Union (EU) after new post-Brexit trading rules took effect at the start of the year, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
Failure to agree post-Brexit safety rules will disrupt British supply chains, industry warns
06/08/2021
UK-based manufacturers and supply chains could face a fresh wave of disruption because of a failure to agree crucial safety standards with the European Union, industry leaders are warning.
January deadline is scuppering UK supply chains as they reel from the pandemic.
It was billed as the rebirth of British business — a chance to build a brighter commercial future, free of costly bureaucracy. But Brexit is proving far from profitable for many UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
'The UK government has got to intervene' The smaller Scots firms struggling to stay afloat due to Brexit
23/05/2021
Scottish business groups have warned smaller firms are struggling to stay afloat due to the Brexit deal.
The Brexit effect: Scotland's food and drink industry needs more than rhetoric about 'taking back control' from UK government – Scotsman comment
23/05/2021
There can be few things more heartbreaking for a farmer or fisherman than to see their produce rotting in the fields, a depot or a container for no good reason.
An estimated 26,000 ecommerce sellers will have to register for the tax under ‘one-stop shop’ system.
The UK's new trading relationship with the European Union (EU) might be less than two weeks old but some businesses - and their European customers - are already struggling to adjust to the new trading landscape.
A significant proportion of small exporters have stopped trading to the EU as shipping times have increased in 2021.
Organisers behind the Museum of Brexit want the public to donate money and mementos to create a permanent exhibition devoted to the UK’s exit from the EU.
Quarter of small UK firms have temporarily suspended EU sales due to post-Brexit rules: survey
29/03/2021
Nearly a quarter of small British companies have temporarily halted sales with the European Union because of post-Brexit rules, a new survey has found.
Burden of red tape means that 25% of small UK exporters have halted sales.
One in four small U.K. exporters have halted sales to the European Union because of red tape caused by Brexit, according to a survey published Monday.
One in four small UK exporters halt EU sales
29/03/2021
More than one in four small British exporters have stopped sending goods to the EU since the end of the Brexit transition period on 1 January over frustrations about the amount of new red tape, according to a new survey.
Ease of trading is key measure of success, say cross-channel businesses, not lack of lorry traffic.
Letter says government needs to act quickly to resolve customs issues faced by exporters following Brexit
Thousands of small businesses at risk amid ‘unprecedented’ confidence slump since Brexit vote
21/10/2019
Sajid Javid urged to make ‘radical interventions’ to avoid ‘a very bleak winter’.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson referred for the second successive day on Thursday to "an excellent paper" endorsed by pro-Brexit members of parliament proposing alternatives to replace the so-called Irish backstop.
‘Long overdue’: Government finally hands UK firms customs numbers that will let them trade with EU after Brexit
21/08/2019
88,000 firms to be given a registration numbers but business groups warn much more needs to be done to prevent severe disruptions to trade.