Economy 5.5 per cent smaller than if Leave referendum hadn’t happened, says think tank.
‘Worse than feared’ – Brexit costs UK £33bn
21/12/2022
Brexit has cost the UK a staggering £33bn in lost trade and investment, according to a new study that found the economic damage is even worse than previously feared.
International delivery firm ParcelHero says August’s £800m fall in EU trade adds to the UK’s economic woes.
Sectors from fishing to aviation, farming to science report being bogged down in red tape, struggling to recruit staff and racking up losses for the first time.
Delays, paperwork and additional costs are making British chocolate scarce in Europe.
Former No 10 chief of staff says it is ‘dishonest’ to pretend Brexit deal has not added costs to trade.
‘Waste of everyone’s time’: New government video sets out Brexit paperwork mountain [4 mins]
19/07/2022
Guide makes mockery of Boris Johnson’s 2020 claim that UK and EU would ‘do even more business’.
‘There’s no port lying idle’: Brexit tumult is radically reshaping trade on the island of Ireland
01/08/2022
Amid acute political uncertainty and the upheaval of Brexit, the movement of goods on the island of Ireland has been transforming and seeing a significant boost.
‘The combination of Brexit and Covid is about the most unfortunate disastrous coincidence’, says Ken Clarke [4 mins]
04/03/2021
We spoke to the former Conservative Chancellor, Ken Clarke, about the budget and UK trade post-Brexit.
On fifth anniversary of referendum, nation still deeply divided by decision to leave EU.
Exporters fear Northern Ireland protocol row will spur trade war with Brussels, making an already difficult job even harder
Back in those pre-war, pre-Covid and pre-permacrisis halcyon days of early 2020, the world was the UK food sector’s oyster in terms of post-Brexit trading opportunities.
Businesses have slammed post-Brexit trading rules, reported The Guardian. / One described life outside the trading bloc as “the same nightmare week after week”.
Rachel Donald looks at how the Trade Minister’s justification for a zero-tariff trade deal with Malaysia only accelerates global deforestation.
Ellie Newis reviews two of the flagship free trade agreements that were supposed to reignite the UK economy.
‘It’s easier to ship products to China just now’: Scottish distillers speak out on post-Brexit issues and ‘extortionate’ customs charges
24/02/2021
As the price for purchasing and selling goods to the EU sky rockets, consumers and businesses across the country are now feeling the strain of a post-Brexit UK.
"As far as trade is concerned, things are panning out in the manner once stupidly dismissed as “Project Fear”. And we will be poorer as a result."
‘It’s a horror show’: Business consultant slams Brexit for slowing down exports to the EU [3 mins]
18/11/2022
Since Brexit, this business consultant is having to fill “93 to 102-page documents” to get products to companies in Europe, with the shipping taking up to six months.
‘Find you courage BBC’: Clip of Johnson promising seamless trade between GB and NI goes viral
10/06/2021
"There is no question of there being checks on goods going NI to GB or GB to NI," the prime minister said. / A clip of Boris Johnson promising there would be no checks on good going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland under his Brexit deal has been doing the rounds on social media after it was shared by lawyer Peter Stefanovic.
‘Donations are Really, Really Down’: Mounting Concerns Over Brexit Compounding Cost of Living Crisis
28/10/2022
Organisations are worried that the effort to help those struggling this winter is being hampered by supply chain issues.
While large multinationals may be able to ride out the economic turmoil on the horizon, some smaller firms have more to worry about.
‘Catastrophic’ risk to lawyers, architects and other professionals being ignored, peers warn
13/10/2020
Lucrative services sector cannot prepare for potentially huge new obstacles to trading in the EU – because it is ‘not sure what to prepare for’.
Collapsed trade talks, new border checks, 14-hour queues at the border and medicine shortages... it's just another day in Brexit land.
‘Brexit ruined my business almost overnight’: UK dealer says his income has plummeted by 60% since Britain left the EU
28/04/2022
Almost all of Steve Shovlar’s clients are based in Europe—but added taxes and red tape are putting them off.
‘Brexit is a joke’: New analysis shows projected 0.08% from UK-Asia trade deal could be an overestimate
11/04/2023
Hidden in the small print of a technical document published by the Department for International Trade is an admission that officials could have juiced up the figures.