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UK firms under pressure over Belarus links
“In terms of British business, their attitude so far has been pretty much along the lines of ‘as long as we can make money we do’."
UK records steep fall in trade – with Brexit having a bigger impact than Covid
"While no one could have predicted the pandemic, the end of the EU transition period was entirely foreseeable."
Brexit: UK trade with EU slumps as Irish and German commerce takes biggest knock
Firms have been hit by increasing red tape and delays at ports since Brexit at the year end, while the Northern Ireland Protocol has caused significant disruption at the Britain and Northern Ireland border.
Six pubs have vanished every week since the pandemic began
Data reveals 384 pubs have been demolished or converted for a different use over the past 14 months.
UK hospitality takes massive hit after EU citizens ‘went back home’
"Our high streets are going to look very different."
Fears for independent retailers as lockdown easing fails to lure people back to high streets
If footfall fails to fully recover, 1 in 6 retailers estimate they will only be able to stay afloat for a matter of months.
‘Catastrophic negotiating blunder’ leaves Freeport manufacturers shut out of export markets
Emily Thornberry says manufacturers based in the low tax zones will not be able to fully benefit from 23 trade deals struck by the UK Government.
Windfall tax on megacorps like Amazon ‘most popular way to cover the £2.8bn cost of lockdown’
Ahead of local elections, voters want Covid profiteers to fund frontline workers and public services.
‘They’re vultures’: Spoons to be pandemic winners as local pubs suffer
Britain has lost thousands of independent pubs during the Covid-19 pandemic. Wetherspoons, on the other hand, is set to open 18 more.