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NZ trade agreement to be formally laid tomorrow
Responding to news that the UK’s trade deal with New Zealand will be formally laid in Parliament on 27th October, MP for Brighton Pavilion and UK Trade and Business Commissioner Caroline Lucas said,
Inflation rise: PM's free-market experiment leaves millions facing hardship
Responding to new ONS statistics today showing inflation rising to 10.1%, matching a 40-year high and driven by grocery inflation, MP for Leeds Central and Co-Convenor of the UK Trade and Business Commission Hilary Benn said,
ESRI Report: UK falling behind EU in post-pandemic trade recovery
Responding to an ESRI report published today, citing that UK-EU exports are down 16% and imports to the UK from the EU are down 20% compared to anticipated levels of trade growth for EU members since the start of 2021, Virgin Group chair and Co-Convenor of the UK Trade and Business Commission Peter Norris said,
Glastonbury: Brexit barriers adding costs to Britain's flagship festival
Responding to a new CBI survey which suggests that around three quarters of business have been impacted by labour shortages, Layla Moran, MP for Oxford West and Abingdon and member of the UK Trade and Business Commission, said,
CBI survey shows labour shortages hitting growth
Responding to a new CBI survey which suggests that around three quarters of business have been impacted by labour shortages, Layla Moran, MP for Oxford West and Abingdon and member of the UK Trade and Business Commission, said,
Outrage as government downgrades climate commitments in trade talks
Responding to the news that Britain is set to replace the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with its own ‘bespoke’ system, Alison Williams, member of the UK Trade and Business Commission and Global Head of Data at DunnHumby, said:
Replacing GDPR will “double administrative headache” for businesses
Responding to the news that Britain is set to replace the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with its own ‘bespoke’ system, Alison Williams, member of the UK Trade and Business Commission and Global Head of Data at DunnHumby, said:
UK risks empty shelves as manufacturing hit by economic mismanagement
Responding to the market chaos unleashed by the Chancellor’s announcement of the mini-budget, Founder-CEO of Fashion Roundtable and member of the UK Trade and Business Commission Tamara Cincik said:
Mini-budget creates new headaches for businesses
Responding to the market chaos unleashed by the Chancellor’s announcement of the mini-budget, Founder-CEO of Fashion Roundtable and member of the UK Trade and Business Commission Tamara Cincik said:
Brexit Freedoms Bill: Government aims to scrap rights and standards en masse
US Congressman and member of the influential Ways and Means Committee Brendan Boyle (Dem) has today slammed Liz Truss’ Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, claiming it would be a violation of international law opposed by the White house and both parties of Congress.
Truss’ NI Protocol Bill has put US trade deal on ice
US Congressman and member of the influential Ways and Means Committee Brendan Boyle (Dem) has today slammed Liz Truss’ Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, claiming it would be a violation of international law opposed by the White house and both parties of Congress.
Truss on collision course with US over NI Protocol Bill says Congressman
US Congressman and member of the influential Ways and Means Committee Brendan Boyle (Dem) has today slammed Liz Truss’ Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, claiming it would be a violation of international law opposed by the White house and both parties of Congress.
Welsh EU funding: Government deceit symptomatic of Brexit
Responding to revelations that the government had always intended for EU funds to be allocated by Westminster rather than the Welsh Government after Brexit, Liz Saville Roberts MP, member of the UK Trade and Business Commission, said:
Businesses unite against Truss’ law-breaking NI Protocol Bill
MPs have written to the Home Secretary calling for action to support struggling musicians and travel industry
Brexit deal feeding inflation as CPI hits double digits
MPs have written to the Home Secretary calling for action to support struggling musicians and travel industry
MPs call for Home Office action to ease Brexit pain for musicians and travel industry
MPs have written to the Home Secretary calling for action to support struggling musicians and travel industry
Summer of discontent: Travel chaos worsens due to government inaction on Brexit
Travel experts renew calls to government to add aviation to the shortage occupation list as sector faces ‘rocky summer’
Government’s workforce policy is crippling food sector says Farmers Union
Food industry leaders have blasted the government’s complacency and intransigence following post-Brexit changes to immigration which is preventing them doing what’s needed to ensure food security and tackle rising costs.
Resolution Foundation research: Denial is not an effective policy
Responding to the Resolution Foundation’s research which says that Brexit has damaged Britain’s competitiveness and will make us poorer in the decade ahead, Hilary Benn MP, Co-convenor of the UK Trade and Business Commission, said:
Commission secures action for farmers but comprehensive plan needed
The Environment Secretary, George Eustice has unveiled a new route for 10,000 farming workers to come to the UK following pressure from the UK Trade and Business Commission.