Despite claims over taking back control, UK is forced to comply with rules on which it has no say.
Woman slams Rishi Sunak over Brexit after four independent businesses close in PM's constituency
02/08/2023
Rishi Sunak was told that “increased taxes, soaring costs, the impact of Brexit, difficulty finding staff, all combined with the fact that it was your government that crashed the economy” led to four businesses closing.
He said the move "hugely reduces" the risk of post-Brexit divergence on product standards between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
CE symbol due to stay after government U-turn.
Adoption of Britain-only rival to EU’s CE designation postponed ‘indefinitely’, say ministers.
The government has quietly admitted Singapore-on-Thames is dead.
From October, consignments carrying some meats, dairy and fish will require vet-signed export health certificates.
Britain on Tuesday said it would retain the European 'CE' safety mark for products indefinitely rather than scrap it following the country's departure from the European Union, in a move welcomed by businesses as a pragmatic step.
Christmas food at risk as new Brexit regulations leave businesses out in the cold – again
01/08/2023
Many businesses are unprepared for the new rules which will come into effect from October 31.
The prime minister’s Windsor Framework, agreed with Brussels this year, will create ‘more burdensome’ bureaucracy for many firms than the status quo, peers said.
Following distributors Moore and Large, and 2Pure, another UK bike company, FLi Distribution, has ceased trading this year. / In a post published yesterday on Linkedin with the words, "FLi is done", Williams writes, "If you voted for Brexit, please realise this is 90% because of your decision back in 2016."
Distributor of KTM road and mountain bikes shuts citing Brexit red tape as a major factor.
The founder of homeware store Oliver Bonas has complained of the “teething problems” related to Brexit, which is making it difficult to grow his brand in Ireland.
Stormont’s political impasse is hindering Northern Ireland’s ability to benefit from its post-Brexit economic advantage, Micheal Martin has warned.
The closure of Wrexham’s Business Hub was due to the impacts of Brexit, First Minister Mark Drakeford has said.
Cumbria Chamber of Commerce has responded to an economic survey showing half of firms surveyed are planning to raise prices in the next three months despite cost pressures easing.
The co-founder of ethical cosmetics company Lush has blamed Brexit for its fall in European demand.
‘Brexit is materially restricting our growth now,’ manufacturer Farrat says. / Manchester — Sick of customs delays and extra bureaucracy since Britain left the EU, Farrat, a small manufacturer on the edge of Manchester, is ramping up investment to compensate — in Germany.
Sick of customs delays and extra bureaucracy since Britain left the European Union, Farrat, a small manufacturer on the edge of Manchester, is ramping up investment to compensate - in Germany.
BrewDog CEO James Watt has warned that Brexit “has been tragic for UK business”, including his own.
Leaving the EU has “massively handicapped UK companies that do business in Europe", James Watt has said.
Time-poor SMEs are being forced to outsource their post-Brexit paperwork – heaping even more pressure on costs, according to new research by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).
Brexit hits home, the end of Barryroe, and the last of the big beasts: Rewinding the week that was
25/06/2023
Brexit has for years been a problem for elite politicians, officials and business leaders. / Now that the final agreement has had time to bed in, the reality of it is filtering down to ordinary consumers and workers.
No matter how much the UK Government tries to make a virtue of Brexit, the decision to quit the European Union and so curb the freedom of people from the bloc to live and work on these shores continues to haunt one of Scotland’s most important industries.