New SRSF EU food, plant and timber trade rules should apply deal or no deal

New SRSF EU food, plant and timber trade rules should apply deal or no deal

New SRSF EU food, plant and timber trade rules should apply deal or no deal

New animal import rules and rules regarding the trade of plant, seed, and timber come into force next week. These new SRSF regulations should continue to apply even if the UK leaves the EU without a deal, says Defra. Anna Tobin reports

UK GDP growth dependent on EU deal hints CBI Economic Forecast

UK GDP growth dependent on EU deal hints CBI Economic Forecast

Based on the UK agreeing a satisfactory trade deal with the EU, the latest CBI economic forecast predicts that GDP growth for the next two years will remain modest at 1.3% in 2019 and 1.2% in 2020 and pick up to 1.8% in 2021. If a deal isn’t reached the picture is much less rosy. Anna Tobin reports

Why the election result will not likely clean up the Brexit mess

Why the election result will not likely clean up the Brexit mess

If Boris Johnson wins the election, the UK will officially leave the EU by the end of January.

Yet leaving the EU will simply be “the end of the beginning,” in Churchill’s famous phrase. The really hard part of Brexit will be about to begin. And there will be just eleven months left before the end of the Transition Agreement on 31 December 2020.

Steer your firm through Brexit uncertainty with these tips from Boyes Turner

Steer your firm through Brexit uncertainty with these tips from Boyes Turner

Barry Stanton, partner and Claire Taylor-Evans, senior associate, at Reading-based law firm Boyes Turner have these tips for helping businesses navigate the uncertainty surrounding Brexi

Daniel Ball of Wax Digital says supply chains must prepare for the worst

Daniel Ball of Wax Digital says supply chains must prepare for the worst

Supply chains must prepare for the worst as we still remain in the dark over the future of Brexit, says Daniel Ball, business development director at international e-Procurement and spend management solutions provider Wax Digital

BCC urges all political parties to reignite business confidence and investment

BCC urges all political parties to reignite business confidence and investment

Avoiding No Deal and delivering a confidence boost to business through action on infrastructure, immigration, skills and business costs must be at the forefront of the next Government’s agenda says the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC). Anna Tobin reports