One of the UK’s biggest business lobby groups has hit back at government advice to invest in domestic workers, saying the move will not solve short-term labour shortages that are increasingly putting retailers and supply chains under pressure.
January deadline is scuppering UK supply chains as they reel from the pandemic.
Business lobby group warns failure to act will put UK’s economic recovery from Covid crisis at risk.
David Hencke reports on the growing problems experienced by firms trading with the EU and the lack of help from the Vote Leave Government.
Brexit, One Month After
10/02/2021
The UK’s official departure from the EU took place on January 1, 2021. The Brexit roll-out, not unexpectedly, has been awash with problems.
A Wales-based drugs manufacturer has been forced to move to Ireland because of Brexit, it has been claimed.
Head of Welsh CBI tells committee pharmaceutical firm has had to move production to Dublin.
Letter says government needs to act quickly to resolve customs issues faced by exporters following Brexit
Britain’s departure from the European Union has triggered the biggest change in trade since it joined the bloc 48 years ago, with companies grappling with export documents, longer delivery times and the need to re-engineer supply chains.
UK firms warn that even with a trade deal, both sides need to phase-in changes to border checks over six months.
Carolyn Fairbairn of CBI says her ‘really big disappointment’ was the lack of help for British services in the potential deal
Carolyn Fairbairn says the UK economy is in ‘suspended animation’ while issue remain unresolved.
PM tells industry leaders anxious about stalled negotiations "rien ne vas plus", which means "no more bets" in the casino game.
CBI warns Boris Johnson that Britain needs a deal as it is already facing impact of Covid
A government minister has criticised businesses for taking a "head in the sand approach" when preparing for post-Brexit trade.
LSE report says even sectors unscathed from coronavirus crisis will be severely impacted.
Non-disclosure deals would bind those joining expert trade advisory groups for at least seven years, Sky News has learned.
Up to 12 post-Brexit customs centres like Kent lorry park to be built to deal with EU exit
13/07/2020
Businesses face 400 million extra customs declarations a year at a cost up as much as £20 billion under government plans.
Britain is already heading for the worst coronavirus-induced slump of any major economy. Now fears are rising that businesses could be slammed by a second body blow this year — the failure of trade talks with the European Union.
British firms do not have the resilience to cope with a no-deal Brexit after the battering of the coronavirus crisis, according to the outgoing boss of industry body the CBI.
Carolyn Fairbairn says many businesses cannot prepare for no deal during Covid-19 crisis.
No-deal Brexit would be 'catastrophic' for British businesses after pandemic, warns CBI boss
11/06/2020
Dame Carolyn Fairbairn likens walking away from trade talks to ‘setting fire to the garden shed’ when the house is already in flames.
Senior ministers expected to sign off on the UK’s negotiating blueprint on Tuesday.
Boris Johnson's low-paid migrants ban 'disaster' as builders, bakers and care face big hit
19/02/2020
Boris Johnson's immigration plans for after Brexit are facing a massive backlash as industry leaders say key fields - like farming, construction and the stricken care industry - won't get the workers they need.