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Exodus of EU truckers leaves UK hauliers facing acute driver shortages - it’s a story of #COVID19 #Brexit and HMRC tax reforms. So what now?? Stay with me. /1https://on.ft.com/3y0O3PG First,

Q: Cons say big wins coz "we're delivering on the people's priorities" -- but in truth #Covid19 has delayed most delivery, and folk get that, bar the vaccine, which was

NEW: English sparkling wine (aka ‘Brexit Juice’, as some called) producers feeling the #brexit pinch — transport, labelling and customs issues adding frustration and costs. Want govt to do more

NEW: Survey by @BritainThinks for @GreenAllianceUK finds Brits ready to see the 'greening' of the tax system -- but experts @ChiefExecCCC @jbuckland13 @timbolord warn the govt needs move early &

So. Drug industry sounding alarms over cost of #brexit red tape on supplies to Northern Ireland, warning of “sharp curtailment” of treatments to patients from Jan 1 2023 without a

British sausage makers face EU freeze after Brexit - my latest via @FT with ⁦@JudithREvans⁩ ...a tale that illustrates how many odds and sods need tying up. Stay with me!

As 'no deal' risk rises, why is business not getting more ready for new #Brexit borders? Well, its #COVID19, plus rubbish govt comms, plus assumption that some 11th hour fix

Right. We are getting to the twitchy bit now. Who will fold first as the #Brexit crucible intensifies? The EU side appears to bet that Boris Johnson will. But are

A worrying bellwether for 'Global Britain'? Analysis of Horizon2020 grants by @ben_osswald@jochenpierk shows that UK business international collaborations via the program DOWN by nearly 50% - while other EU nations

So. End of another long #brexit trade negotiations week...which ended in more stalemate over fish and LPF/subsidies...but it is subsidies where it's really fundamentally stuck, it seems. And that's important,

Today in a leaked letter Lord Frost concedes that EU will not give UK preferential trade terms to UK cars...but that is not what @BorisJohnsonpromised on 2019 election trail. So

So. Fascinating 'come on' to Brussels from @JGForsyth in his Times column today...saying a deal is within "touching distance". That's optimistic (on substance) but interesting to see UK pushing for