Businesses consider post-Brexit impact amid wait for new trade deal

For businesses, it's all a waiting game. Meanwhile, the uncertainty continues.

As giant lorry parks are constructed in Kent, local hauliers still don't know what paperwork they will need to be able to operate in Europe after the end of the year - despite the government setting up 45 information and advice sites to help them prepare.

And they're not alone: there are still a host of unanswered questions about the future, just 24 days before the Brexit transition period ends.
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[nicodesmidt]

They all seem to think that a deal will keep the current arrangements working as is 😱

[kaba_me]

9:41 Twisting the truth as usual.
45% of our exports go to the EU, and only 15% to the USA.

[panoshountis]

What kind of meds is Peter Bone on? He is hallucinating, poor fellow

[wanderingohm]

Channel4 deserves the TV licence the quality of journalism and reporting far surpasses the BBC

[PCSJEFF]

My dog has an higher IQ than Bone...and I have no dog.

[garybarrett]

8:00 What the UK expects from the EU is ridiculous. You can’t trade goods with the EU without abiding by the same rules every member is abiding by. If you could, there would be no EU. Thinking that the EU will agree to destroy itself for Britain is delusional. UK needs some time with wto rules to appreciate the “benefits” 🙄

[stevendurrant]

Bone is very wealthy. why should be give a sht what happens to you? Ego and deluded ideology are far more important

[dylanhunt]

lol the previous PM didn't want a border inside the UK... Bojo comes along and get the deal done by getting the border inside our own sea... what is this guy talking about...

[barrywebber]

Sensible Mr Bone is not familiar with what the Bank of England Governor Brexit is going to be marvellous!
What a loon!

[porcupineinapettingzoo]

Well there's no British cheddar in my local Aldi or Lidl here in Madrid anymore, coincidiendo or a sign of things to come?

[greattobeadub]

The academics are waiting. There has never been an example like it of a major economy literally putting up new barriers to trade like the UK will soon do and all by its own choice. At least someone will get something out of Brexit.

[earthman]

That Transport Secretary has a wicked sense of black humour.
Incompetence and gross negligence since 2016. Cheers Cameron, May and Boris.

[nicodesmidt]

🤣 “so it’s Frances fault” “it normally is”
OMFG to all my UK friends, how can you elect this guy

[magfes]

It’s Frances fault that the UK voted to leave the EU, it’s Frances fault that the UK hasn’t prepared for the reality of not being part of the EU, it’s Frances fault that the UK only recently started working on the software and infrastructure needed for no longer being part of the single market of the EU. It’s Frances fault that Boris is stupid enough to think that he can get the keys to EU club without paying the membership fees and following the rules. Well we always new that the UK would blame the French or the Germans or Spain, depending on who which country would be easiest to blame.

[martcaseyireland]

And all this to “take back control and have the “freedom “ to sell fish to New Zealand! Lol what a joke! 😹

[martcaseyireland]

What is Mr.Bone saying? What is wrong with these people?? “Well if we don’t get a deal, we’ll just go for WTO..” You have virtually know deals and you essentially have to have some in about three weeks time! Why? Because trade with EU outside of a deal will destroy the UK!!!!

[berndhoffmann]

Oh that old already so often debunked story "we wanted just a Canada trade deal." Blimey.

[nicopiubello]

10:29 shame on you peter bone. A serious politician....

[LeeLee-ctvv]

Haha, Boris will charm them all...how ridiculous is that statement

[andrease]

Ask the clowns did he vote with out reading the withdrawal agreement because he clueless about may deal