We do need to get this sorted out. It's been a month.
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Brexit 'teething problems' endemic and could ruin us, say UK businesses
Ease of trading is key measure of success, say cross-channel businesses, not lack of lorry traffic
It was billed as a deal that would secure tariff-free access to the EU, that “sunlit uplands” would follow initial disruption to trade.
But one month since the Brexit trade deal came into force, businesses are warning that the “teething problems” Boris Johnson described in a visit to Scotland last week are in fact symptomatic of endemic disruption that will force many businesses to restructure and will mean the end of some British businesses altogether.
“The last month has been like Dante’s fifth circle of hell” for importers and exporters unable to move supplies because of new red tape, said Ben Fletcher, the policy director of Make UK, which represents manufacturers across the UK.
One internationally renowned car manufacturer had “1,000 cars sitting in their car park partially built because they could not get the parts in time,” said Fletcher. “They said this has never happened ever before.”
A survey by Make UK of its members shows that 60% of companies that said there were ready for Brexit “now experience disruption” and are “also finding supply chains significantly impacted.
“There is real anger and incredible frustration for people who either import or export that they are simply not able to move stuff. It is just incredibly difficult to get the paperwork right and there have been very low levels of support from government,” he added.
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https://www.theguardian.com/politics...mic-disruption
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Originally Posted by Chris
It would have been politically very difficult and given that David Cameron would probably still be the PM, I’d say also very unlikely.
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Really hard to hypothesise who the PM would be in 2020 if the referendum had gone the other way. It could even have been BoJo.