No-deal Brexit risks 'destroying' UK car industry with effects to be felt within hours, trade body warns
15/01/2019
Manufacturers would feel effects 'within hours' of country crashing out of EU, says SMMT boss as MPs prepare for crucial vote on Theresa May's proposals
Pharmacists say minor delays at ports could have knock-on effects in lean supply chain.
Carmakers are ramping up their preparations for a no-deal Brexit, with a host of major manufacturers moving regulatory approval for their vehicles from the UK to other parts of Europe.
Ralf Speth is concerned delays in the supply chain could halt production and repeats warnings a hard Brexit could cost £1.2bn.
A no-deal Brexit threatens to have a major impact on the European economy. Companies have long since begun making concrete preparations for an eventuality that is looking increasingly likely.
Items to disappear from supermarket shelves and prices to increase if UK crashes out of EU, group including Lidl, the Co-op, Pret a Manger and KFC say.
Police fear the fallout from a "no-deal" Brexit could lead to "wide-scale disruption and dangers for the general public" and have warned they may not have the resources to cope.
Signs that European customers are “abandoning” UK firms are starting to show after British manufacturing recorded the steepest downturn in almost three years.
Airbus SE, one of the most outspoken companies about the risk of a no-deal Brexit, is telling European countries to prepare for a worst-case scenario so they aren’t caught flat-footed when the next deadline on Oct. 31 approaches.
The minister from the department for exiting the European Union has written a Twitter thread about Brexit readiness that has spectacularly backfired.
The head of the car group that owns Vauxhall has compared a no-deal Brexit to a head-on train crash.
Low consumer confidence also affects sales at Morrisons, and Co-op says crashing out of EU threatens its supply chain.
FOI request from Green MP Caroline Lucas denied on grounds it would threaten EU negotiations
‘Irresponsible’ to lead country into potential ‘chaos’ that could mean supply problems with food and medicines, says Mike Flewitt
Carmakers fear disorderly exit would cripple the just-in-time supply chain, investment and lead to tariff barriers
Vinyl and CDs are manufactured on mainland Europe leaving the UK supply chain vulnerable to a no-deal Brexit.
Brussels rules out 'mutual recognition' of regulations between EU and UK ahead of talks.
The Chancellor has warned there will be no alignment with EU regulations after Brexit - despite a pledge being made in the North East by Boris Johnson that standards would be protected.
West Midlands mayor Andy Street warns Boris Johnson of dire impact of no EU trade deal on jobs
19/02/2020
Jobs and industry 'in peril' if they face post-Brexit tariffs and delays, says top Tory.
Refusing to ask for an extension of Brexit transition amid coronavirus crisis would be ‘irresponsible’, say freight forwarding chief
01/03/2020
The director general of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) says that it in light of the massive disruption to supply chains being caused by the coronavirus crisis, it would be irresponsible of the UK government to try to abide by the timetable for ending its Brexit transition period.
The U.K. risks failing to recruit the 50,000 customs agents the logistics industry says are needed before Britain’s final parting with the European Union, spelling potential chaos at the country’s busiest border.
The beleaguered U.K. economy — currently experiencing what could be its deepest recession in three centuries — may need to brace for another, longer-term shock after the pandemic.
"Our approach is going to be achingly pragmatic," the Cabinet Office minister said.
The United Kingdom will delay the introduction of border checks on imports from the European Union by as much as six months in a bid to avoid piling on the pain for British business and choking off vital food supplies.
Britain could be pressured into bad deal to replace EU's agreement with East Asian country.