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'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.
A significant proportion of small exporters have stopped trading to the EU as shipping times have increased in 2021.
Ease of trading is key measure of success, say cross-channel businesses, not lack of lorry traffic.
Brexit customs controls coming in January ‘disastrous’ for UK traders, business chiefs warn
24/12/2021
Government warned some businesses will collapse from extra red tape in 2022.
Brexit cut profits for ‘nearly all’ independent retailers trading with EU, industry leader says
04/08/2023
Brexit made some businesses “suddenly uncompetitive” as costs and red tape increased, says the CEO of the British Independent Retail Association
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.
LSE finds one-third decline in trading relationships under Boris Johnson’s deal – which has hit small firms hardest. / Brexit red tape means the UK has “stopped selling” many products to smaller EU countries, according to alarming new evidence of the impact on trade.
Business leaders said improved trade between north and south would "inevitably put pressure on the Union".
As Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares to depart Downing Street, tossed from office by his own party, his legacy — the opening lines of his eventual obituary — will call him the man who “got Brexit done.” / So how is that going? What can be said about the post-Brexit Britain that Johnson is leaving behind?
Brexit punctured our trade, says bike firm
28/03/2023
And the call comes as a Gloucestershire bike specialist tells Punchline its export business has been deflated by a lack of post-Brexit trading agreement.
January deadline is scuppering UK supply chains as they reel from the pandemic.
Fears of new disruption to fresh produce supply from EU when import controls hit in October.
Survey of exporters shows increased pessimism about benefits of post-Brexit trade deals. / British firms are increasingly pessimistic about the benefits of post-Brexit free trade deals, according to the government’s own research.
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.
Controversial Tory bill set to inflict further damage on businesses, with no clues yet about incoming legislation.
Jacob Rees-Mogg announced checks on imports to the UK, that were finally set to enter force in July, will now not happen as planned and instead be 'reviewed' before being introduced in a different form.
Letter says government needs to act quickly to resolve customs issues faced by exporters following Brexit
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.
It places the DUP in the uncomfortable position of appearing at odds with the stance of the public health service itself.
East Anglia's small businesses adapting to survive and thrive in post-Brexit world [4 mins]
05/04/2022
ITV News Anglia has been catching up with small businesses across the region to find out more about what the end of the UK's membership of the European Union has meant for their fortunes.
A former senior civil servant in charge of Brexit planning has warned some British businesses may “give up importing” as a result of new rules implemented in the new year.
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.
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.
The men behind Trussonomics and Brexit, the two great man-made catastrophes of recent years, are to be honoured for their ‘great work’.
Burden of red tape means that 25% of small UK exporters have halted sales.