The Institute of Directors urges next Government to see sense on trade

It’s vital that firms prepare for Brexit now says Forbes Burton’s Rick Smith
With another Brexit deadline looming, Rick Smith, managing director of business rescue and recovery consultants Forbes Burton, dives into how the break from the EU is likely to affect British businesses

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

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.

Economic stability and a good Brexit deal will fix service sector woes argues CBI
The latest CBI survey has found that sentiment has declined in both the business and professional and consumer service sectors. Anna Tobin reports

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

CIA manifesto aims to protect chemical industry from Brexit woes
The Chemical Industries Association’s (CIA) Britain at work manifesto calls on the next Government to adopt its proposals to help shield the UK’s biggest manufacturing export industry from Brexit turbulence. Anna Tobin reports

Get your Brexit questions answered
Brexit is up in the air. But it hasn’t gone away. Pretty soon, if Boris Johnson wins the election, the UK will have left the EU, and suddenly things will start moving very quickly indeed.

Part of KellyBronze turkey flock to go Dutch if a satisfactory Brexit deal is not reached
Paul Kelly, managing director of Essex-based international turkey breeder Kelly Bronze, spoke to us last year about his arrangements for Brexit. Here he updates us on his plans to open a second base in the Netherlands to get around possible tariff difficulties
