CBI and TUC urge Theresa May to change tack on Brexit and forge a plan B
UK manufacturing output growth on a downward trend
The latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey finds that UK manufacturing output growth in the quarter to March was at its weakest since May 2018. Anna Tobin reports
Employees choosing to stay put amidst Brexit uncertainty
Brexit has hit employee confidence and IT finance specialists are most in demand this year, finds Robert Walters’ latest Salary Survey. Anna Tobin reports
Brexit uncertainty triggers BCC to downgrade UK growth forecast
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) today downgraded its growth expectations for the UK economy and Brexit uncertainty is largely to blame. Anna Tobin reports
One in five employers are stockpiling for Brexit
Over 20% of employees, questioned as part of research by finance company Premium Credit, claim that their firms are stockpiling for Brexit. Anna Tobin reports
CBI Northern Ireland calls NI no-deal tariff proposals ‘disingenuous at worst’
CBI Northern Ireland says that the Government’s proposals for the Northern Ireland/Republic of Ireland border in a no-deal Brexit are ill thought out. Anna Tobin reports
Stop playing politics with people’s livelihoods FSB tells Government
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) says that it is time for the political shenanigans to stop and for the Government to find a Brexit solution that protects business, communities and the economy. Anna Tobin reports
No-deal import tariff schedule will hurt some farmers more than others NFU warns
The National Farmers Union (NFU) highlights that some farming sectors have been given preferential treatment in the Government’s no-deal import tariff schedule and that cereal, eggs, fruit and veg suppliers will suffer
Government publishes no-deal tariffs for EU imports applicable from March 29
Unless Article 50 is revoked and the UK’s exit from the EU is delayed, the UK is now set to leave the EU without a deal on March 29 and the Government has published the tariffs that will apply to imported goods from that date. Anna Tobin reports