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Brexit? ‘Abnormally large slowdown’ as growth slows to six-month low as stock and staff shortages bite
"Stark warning to the UK economy that the accelerated levels of growth we’ve seen earlier this summer are not sustainable,” said Duncan Brock, group director at CIPS.
UK lorry driver shortage could be plugged by prisoners on day release
The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers will reportedly meet with HM Prison Service this week to discuss solutions.
Britain’s sugar beet farmers worry Brexit will put them out of business
Domestic beet producers are worried that the new UK-Australia trade deal will put them out of business.
Brexiter Dyson – moving HQ to Singpore – tells people to get back to office
the pro-Brexit entrepreneur was accused of "hypocrisy" after moving Dyson's global headquarters to Singapore in 2019.
Taps run dry in UK pubs as lorry driver shortages hit beer supplies
A Scottish pub group said some businesses “will go bankrupt this week and next week because of this distribution chaos”.
Brexit has brought no benefits, UK manufacturers say
"It’s very difficult to date for manufacturers to see any benefit from leaving," an organisation representing thousands of businesses has said.
UK hospitality continues to struggle with ‘staff shortages and hiking prices’
"I have been running restaurants for the best part of 30 years and I have never before closed a service due to staff shortages. The problem is not Covid, but Brexit," a reputable pub owner has said.
Morrisons to close all stores on Boxing Day and give staff the day off as reward for pandemic work
It comes after a difficult 18 months for the often-unsung people who have helped to keep the nation fed during the pandemic.
Ministers pass permanent emergency powers to handle Brexit lorry queues
“This is an admission that far from ‘teething problems’, the government expects supply problems from their rushed Brexit deal to continue indefinitely," Best for Britain's Naomi Smith said.