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British firms are yet to see any upside from Brexit, according to one of the UK’s top executives, who urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to improve the trade agreement with the European Union to boost growth.
‘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.
Next boss, thinktanks and unions criticise Boris Johnson, saying ‘shortages cannot be blustered away’
A British trade group in Brussels said it has renounced Brexit -- the word -- as it seeks to reduce the level of emotion surrounding trade disputes between the European Union and the U.K.
‘Brexit to blame’: Huge lorry queues at Dover as port bosses call for talks on EU checks [1 min]
21/01/2022
‘It’s entirely Brexit,’ says haulier who has been caught up in 15km queues.
Red tape continues to frustrate small businesses as the hunt for the sunlit uplands goes on.
The U.K. government backs down amid pressure from concerned firms. / British businesses will be allowed to continue to use the European Union's safety mark indefinitely, the U.K. government announced Tuesday — in a climbdown from previous post-Brexit plans.
ONS figures could be a sign that the UK is losing its overall competitiveness, say experts.
Total retail sales fell 1.3 per cent last month from a year ago, marking the worst September since 1995 when the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG started collecting the data.
CE symbol due to stay after government U-turn.
Britain’s trade with the European Union has been dented by Brexit, with businesses facing greater costs, paperwork and border delays since the UK’s full withdrawal, a watchdog panel of MPs said Wednesday.
Negotiations between the UK and Canada on a post-Brexit trade deal have broken down after nearly two years, following a row over beef and cheese. / Canada has been pushing for the UK to relax a ban on hormone-treated beef, which its producers say in effect shuts them out of the British market.
Adoption of Britain-only rival to EU’s CE designation postponed ‘indefinitely’, say ministers.
UK goods exports to EU fall further
12/03/2022
BRITISH Chambers of Commerce yesterday flagged continuing concern over the weakness of UK goods exports to the European Union after data showed a sharp month-on-month fall in January.
Threat to British jobs as companies look to move operations overseas
Britain’s bonfire of European Union laws has been reduced to embers.
The U.K. is postponing checks on imported food and fresh products from the EU until the end of 2023, as it announced a review of the post-Brexit regime.
Export health certificates on food from the EU will now only be needed from July 1 next year - instead of October 1 under previous plans - after a crisis of lost lorry drivers and empty shelves.
UK companies face Brexit import controls
03/01/2022
British firms face the introduction of much-delayed post-Brexit border control checks from 1 January which will affect businesses importing $314 billion of goods a year from the European Union.
Brexit has damaged the ability of UK companies to compete in the European Union, with businesses “banging their heads against a brick wall,” according to a survey from the British Chambers of Commerce.
UK businesses facing increased costs and supply chain issues in post-Brexit system – new from UKTPO
15/03/2023
New analysis released today (Wednesday 15 March, 2023) by the University of Sussex’s UK Trade Policy Observatory (UKTPO), reveals that UK businesses are struggling with increased costs, labour and skill issues and supply shortages and issues following the UK’s departure from the European Union.
Trade experts ridicule David Frost for denying his Brexit deal is responsible for exports crash
12/03/2021
Author of agreement accused of ignoring ‘every reputable trade specialist and 100 years of trade theory’
The UK Government's handling of the exit from the EU has been an "unmitigated disaster" with little cause for optimism, writes Record View. / The survey of 1000 businesses by the British Chamber of Commerce on the impact of Brexit makes grim reading.