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'500 jobs may go' as Lurgan haulier warns of 'unsustainable financial position' - and blames Brexit
09/08/2023
The boss of Morgan McLernon, a subsidiary of Culina Group and which has specialised in chilled and frozen food distribution for more than 40 years, has pinned much of the blame on the Brexit fall-out.
Britain is already heading for the worst coronavirus-induced slump of any major economy. Now fears are rising that businesses could be slammed by a second body blow this year — the failure of trade talks with the European Union.
'Every barrier in the world went up overnight': Some bands are skipping the UK because of Brexit
31/07/2022
After years of cancellations thanks to COVID, this summer sees the return of music festivals to the UK - but after leaving the EU, those involved with British events are facing challenges and calling for support.
Greg Clark is one of a clutch of senior ministers expected to return to the backbenches if Boris Johnson takes power.
This week we laid off most of the rest of our staff.
TL/DR: It's down to Brexit. Not Covid. Not the war in Ukraine. We've got the figures. We know our business. Brexit did this.
Kautex Textron said the closure of its Ystrad Mynach site in Caerphilly county was being considered.
GKN is planning to shut an automotive factory in Birmingham with the loss of 500 jobs.
Some 308,000 UK-based jobs could be under threat if an agreement is not reached before Britain leaves the trade bloc.
NEARLY 100 more jobs are going at the Wright Group in Ballymena - and Brexit is being blamed.
Travel companies warn European holiday prices set to rise 31% as a result of Brexit. Survey points to 25,000 UK jobs in the sector also at risk and warns of the damage to UK businessesand training opportunities for young people.
A no-deal Brexit could destroy London’s thriving economy – Theresa May should rule it out now
15/01/2019
Forecasts show the capital would have as many as 87,000 fewer jobs, with its economic output 2 per cent lower in 2030 than would otherwise be the case.
Around 300 jobs at risk at Luton SKF factory as bearings manufacturer moves production to Europe
31/05/2023
About 300 jobs have been put at risk after a manufacturing firm announced plans to move production from the UK to Europe. / SKF has revealed plans to shut its plant in Luton and relocate manufacturing to its facility in Poznan in Poland.
Barden's German owner is to shut the Estover plant and shift all production overseas amid 'Brexit uncertainty'.
Bombardier destroys bluster of Brexiteers
04/05/2019
Fantasy world meets reality of a UK industry deeply embedded in EU economy. / Bombardier has put its Belfast plant up for sale, in the process putting a question mark against the 3,600 jobs in the North’s largest private-sector employer.
The scandals surrounding Boris Johnson hide the disaster that Brexit has created.
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered ministers to slash one in five public service jobs to free up billions for tax cuts.
More than 200 jobs are at risk at a car parts firm in south Wales.
Brexit and inflation blamed over ‘devastating’ plans to close Llangefni 2 Sisters factory
25/01/2023
Brexit and inflation have been blamed as two of the key factors behind plans to close a poultry factory on Anglesey. / He said the company’s chief executive had cited Brexit and the impact on trading conditions as one of the main causes behind the factory’s potential closure.
One in three jobs have been lost at a food importing business in Hull despite a pre-pack administration which has saved 32 jobs.
The impact of Brexit on the outbound travel sector could put 25,000 jobs at risk and see a hike in holiday prices of almost a third, a new report warns today.
British car plants will close with the loss of thousands of jobs unless the Brexit deal is swiftly renegotiated, Stellantis has told the UK parliament, the latest in a series of warnings from the industry since the country left the European Union.
‘What the government once called teething problems have now become a chronic condition’
Survey finds majority of factory owners have cut investment, as insolvencies hit six-year high.
An A-Z of Brexit impact stories by company.
The Brexit Job Loss Index is an attempt to keep track of the number of jobs lost in the UK due to Brexit.
Firms relocating staff and shifting assets, according to EY / Flurry of further moves seen as end of transition period looms
Businesses won’t be able to hire British staff on seasonal contracts if UK crashes out of EU.
Some small firms are likely to go under due to the extra cost of exporting to Europe, experts have predicted.
Brexit Republic - Ep. 46: The UK political establishment risks turning itself into a Brexit-induced Hollywood fireball
08/09/2019
Brexit Republic is back, to delve into the unprecedented convulsions wracking the British political system. In his first tangle with parliament, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suffered a sequence of embarrassing defeats.
Andrea Leadsom has admitted there will be 'winners and losers' in the event of a no-deal Brexit, and said voters knew they were putting at risk their jobs.
Brexit-backing Newark left reeling as its biggest employer up sticks – for mainland Europe
20/04/2022
Robert Jenrick said he was disappointed with the decision, but Goodlife Foods said there was "no viable alternative".
This caller told Eddie Mair he believed Leave voters will soon regret Brexit and realise "they were conned."
The 730 redundancies at a chicken processing plant could be the “first of many” such blows to the Welsh economy the Leader of Anglesey County Council has warned.
Fashion company boss says only way for many firms to survive as costs soar is to open bases in France, costing vital UK jobs.
About 1,000 university research jobs are at risk unless the UK government urgently replaces European Union funding, bosses have warned.
Lord Digby Jones, a leading proponent of leaving the EU, said in July 2016, “There’s not going to be any economic pain. If there are job losses, they will be very few”. Of course, he wasn’t alone. Britain would stroll into the sunlit uplands holding all the cards … but as we approach the final break with our EU partners, we can already see how worthless those assurances were.
Brexit: UK government warned musicians and crew “could find themselves unemployed en masse”
23/09/2022
Read the experience of one drummer who lost his job of 12 years due to the Brexit touring fiasco, after NME attended a hearing at the House Of Lords.
Brexit… out of fashion in Somerset
04/05/2021
It would be fair to say that businesses in Somerset are now really starting to feel the effects of Brexit and our new trade deals with the EU and the rest of the world. From all the businesses I have spoken to so far the effects have ranged from bureaucratic nightmares with unnecessary paperwork and extra costs to complete shutdowns of exports.
As the prospect of no deal looms, even the promises of aid offered by the May government seem a distant memory.
British Steel collapse: Thousands of jobs at risk as firm becomes ‘first major Brexit casualty’
22/05/2019
Company put into official receivership after talks with government over £30m rescue package break down. / British Steel has collapsed, putting more than 4,000 jobs directly at risk and threatening a further 20,000 in the company’s supply chain.
British Steel is the canary in the coal mine - we need to prepare now for the Brexit threat to jobs
22/05/2019
The announcement that British Steel is to enter insolvency is the latest example of how uncertainty over Brexit is threatening livelihoods across the country. This does not just affect the 5,000 workers at Scunthorpe, but also a support staff of 20,000 across the whole supply chain. / Sadly, many other firms face the same danger ...
British Steel is on the verge of administration within 48 hours unless a £30m rescue deal can be agreed with the government. If additional funding cannot be secured 4,000 British Steel jobs would be put at risk along with a further 20,000 in its supply chain.
British traders still awaiting rules for the end of the transition period and face redundancies
07/12/2020
Businesses who raised concerns range from road hauliers to whisky manufacturers, while builders are running out of supplies.
The sector issues a final plea for a no-deal Brexit to be avoided at all costs, saying the prospect is already hitting jobs.
British car factories will be forced to close with the loss of thousands of jobs if the UK government does not renegotiate its Brexit deal immediately, automaker Stellantis has warned.
Japanese firm to shut plant in 2022 but maintain its European HQ near Bracknell in Berkshire.
Civil Service jobs: Scaling back to pre-Brexit figures is illogical as UK has more governance now, expert says
13/05/2022
Institute of Government says there is more work for the Civil Service to do now that the UK has left the EU
Scottish retailer went into administration at the end of last year, after closing 47 shops in 2020.
The United Kingdom has passed the point of no return. It has less than six months to reach a new trade deal with the European Union or risk heaping more pressure on companies that are already laying off tens of thousands of workers because of the coronavirus pandemic.
As the possibility of a no-deal Brexit scenario increases, and the government publishes its “no-deal preparedness” notices, it is worth taking stock of the sheer variety of problems that would arise with a no-deal Brexit – and the devastating consequences that would arise from such a legal limbo. Here’s what we know so far.
De La Rue to cut 171 jobs at Gateshead plant
25/06/2019
De La Rue said on Tuesday 171 jobs were at risk at its Gateshead plant, more than a year after the banknote and passport printer lost a 400 million pound contract to make UK passports in the traditional blue colour.
More than 15,000 direct and indirect jobs are currently being affected negatively due to the failure of Ghana and UK to sign a post Brexit trade agreement that allows Ghanaian fruit producers’ tariff free access to the UK market as exists under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
Derry Women's Centre 'devastated' at job losses caused by EU funding cuts caused by Brexit
02/04/2023
AN organisation helping women access jobs and education in the north-west has said it is "devastated" after a failure by the British government to fully replace EU funding forced it to cut six of its staff.
The UK used to be the obvious point of entry for art and antiquities coming into Europe. But then we ostracised ourselves.
Unlike Boris Johnson, who was paid £94,507 for a single two-hour speech, I have to work hard for every penny I earn. Since the EU referendum I've been forced to cut staff and shrink my business.
The Economic and Social Research Institute says the economic impact of Brexit on Ireland will be considerable in either a deal or no-deal scenario, with a cost to output this year of between €1.8bn and €7.5bn.
Community organisations in Northern Ireland have put 400 workers on notice of redundancy due to a lack of funding.
The European Union is about to formally reject a UK plea for special allowances for exports of electric cars in a post-Brexit trade deal.
Ex-soldier and trucker from Derbyshire wants new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to reverse Brexit
26/10/2022
A former soldier from Derbyshire has urged the new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to reverse Brexit as he says life was better when the UK was part of the European Union.
A former lorry driver and soldier from Derbyshire is one of the protesters leading the fight for the UK to rejoin the European Union (EU) after losing his job due to Brexit.
Farmers are waking up to the effect Brexit could have on their industry, says PETER HETHERINGTON.
Final bid to prevent huge new tariffs ruining African farmers amid allegations of UK ‘bullying’
05/12/2020
‘People in Ghana are very angry. They do not understand why Britain is acting like a bully’
Fish and chip shops facing shortages and job losses unless UK strikes new deal with Greenland
19/11/2020
About one in 10 fish battered and sold in Britain’s takeaways comes from the Arctic territory.
Alarm raised over business ‘barriers’ which ‘cost jobs and money in the UK’ – as public unhappiness confirmed. / “no appetite for widespread deregulation or divergence from EU rules” – UK Trade and Business Commission
US car giant tells Theresa May it is preparing alternative manufacturing sites abroad.
The prime minister has imperilled peace in Northern Ireland, and every day the economic fallout worsens.
Most of the London-based positions at BNP Paribas, Credit Agricole, and Societe Generale will move to Paris.
Trade unions and regulatory experts warn that budget and staff cuts may lead to drug approval delays or the UK regulator simply rubber-stamping EMA decisions.
Schaeffler says Brexit uncertainty is a factor in its decision to trim UK operations at a time of global pressures.
Government criticised for inaction and told “words won’t save careers” in “critical” Brexit touring fiasco
19/05/2021
"The reality is that five months after the deal was struck, the music industry is no further forward" / Ahead of an online summit this week, figures from the UK music industry have criticised the government over the continued lack of action and clarity over the Brexit touring situation.
The pre-Brexit business models for much of Britian’s creative industries are no longer workable, to the extent that many individuals and performers will be forced to quit.
Farmers calling for second EU referendum to herd sheep down Whitehall in protest on Thursday.
Has the Brexit fishing promise come true?
06/02/2023
Even though fishing is a tiny part of the UK economy, it was a key issue in the Brexit campaign with promises to "take back control" of British waters. / At the end of 2020, Boris Johnson announced his new Brexit trade agreement with the EU, promising that "[we will] be able to catch and eat quite prodigious quantities of extra fish".
Economists tell us Brexit will have a substantial economic impact on our lives. But how would ordinary people experience them? Ben Chu looks at the possible impact on wages, benefits and taxes.
The closure of Honda in Swindon would have "disastrous implications" for the Kasai automotive plant in Merthyr Tydfil, a source has told the BBC.
Car manufacturer becomes latest to cut jobs or shift production elsewhere amid Brexit uncertainty.
Activity in first three months of year indicates UK's withdrawal from EU could remake financial centres across Europe in coming years. / A month after Britain voted to leave the European Union, Boris Johnson was asked whether he thought the finance industry would keep its rights to trade freely in the bloc. “I do, I do,” he told reporters. It was never that simple.
Hull trawler sold to Greenlandic fishing interests as owners blame Government 'failure' in post-Brexit negotiations
28/05/2021
The sale of a Hull-registered trawler, with the loss of 25 local jobs, to Greenland, has been described as “a foretaste of what might happen to other distant-waters vessels” if the government does not change course.
Hundreds of community group staff facing redundancy due to funding shortage triggered by Brexit
09/02/2023
HUNDREDS of staff tasked with improving vulnerable people's employment prospects are to be laid off at the end of next month due to a funding shortage triggered by Brexit.
A factory that employs around 500 people in Suffolk is to close down and Brexit has been blamed.
Nearly 200 jobs at risk as Iceland Seafood says Grimsby no longer ‘a strategic fit’.
Jaguar Land Rover is reportedly planning to cut around 5,000 jobs in the new year as it seeks to mitigate the impact of Brexit, the decline of diesel cars and slow sales in China. The move would save the company £2.5bn.
A van driver whose job is at risk because of Brexit called James O'Brien to reveal all - and it was one of James's most popular clips ever.
Jonathan Vernon-Smith talks about manufacturing and brexit job losses with Jason J Hunter and Graham 'George' Gudgin.
Peter Cowgill, executive chairman, said disruption in shipping goods to mainland Europe meant costs in the ‘double digit millions’.
Job gains for Ireland but no clear winner in finance, yet, from Brexit exodus out of London
26/03/2021
Finance firms have announced that about 7,600 jobs will move from the UK to the EU, according to a study by consultancy EY.
Up to 1,700 jobs are at risk over the failure to replace EU funds that were lost after Brexit, a consortium of community groups have said.
Jobs threat at JD Sports Rochdale distribution centre as Chairman blames Brexit for being “considerably worse” than feared
09/02/2021
Jobs at JD Sports distribution centre in Rochdale could be under threat because of Brexit has turned out to be “considerably worse” than feared according to its Chairman Peter Cowgill.
Kevin Maguire: 'Soaring food prices and job losses are the reality of Boris Johnson's Brexit'
20/01/2020
Dire warnings from British industries after Chancellor Sajid Javid admitted businesses will be hit, exposes why the Prime Minister focuses on the trivial.
European Medicines Agency heads for Amsterdam 63 days before Brexit.
A Littlehampton company has had to let go dozens of employees after losing almost all of its business to Brexit.
The men behind Trussonomics and Brexit, the two great man-made catastrophes of recent years, are to be honoured for their ‘great work’.
Manufacturing job losses 'at six-year high'
01/03/2019
UK manufacturers are cutting jobs at the fastest pace for six years with confidence in the sector hit by Brexit uncertainty, according to a closely-watched survey.
New Tory MPs have promised to transform the region, but its greatest threat will come in days, when Britain leaves the EU.
Household cleaning products firm McBride has confirmed its Barrow factory will shut down in the summer at a cost of 106 jobs.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch is poised to move hundreds of London staff to Paris next week as it implements its Brexit plans.
MONTGOMERYSHIRE FUW is to raise concerns about Brexit impact on exports with their MP.
Moray brewer WooHa goes into administration
27/03/2021
The company was set up in 2015 by businesswoman Heather McDonald and specialised in "100% natural, vegan-friendly beers".
A new report into the likely impact of a no-deal Brexit on the economy of European countries has predicted that France will lose 140,000 jobs if the UK crashes out in October.
Kautex Textron said Brexit and the pandemic were ‘key contributors’ to its South Wales plant facing closure.
Music insiders warns of ‘en masse unemployment’ unless Brexit-related travel restrictions are urgently addressed
03/11/2022
Recent industry representations to the House of Lords have warned that touring Europe has become unfeasible for UK musicians.
Despite assurances given in October that Japanese car manufacturer would continue with plans to invest in Sunderland plant after EU exit. / Nissan said it may “adjust” its business in the UK, depending on how Brexit turns out, potentially jeopardising 7,000 jobs at its Sunderland plant.
Government figures seek to play down predictions of food, medicine and fuel shortages in leaked document.
No Deal could put more than 50% of UK farms out of business - New report launches 'Farmers for a People's Vote'.
That’s according to a new study by an economic research centre, which found Germany would be the worst hit EU country when it comes to jobs in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement in place.
A study of the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the EU’s agri-food industry has claimed that beef and cheese exports from Ireland to the UK could collapse by up to 90% with the loss of over 3,500 jobs.
No-deal Brexit risks 'destroying' UK car industry with effects to be felt within hours, trade body warns
15/01/2019
Manufacturers would feel effects 'within hours' of country crashing out of EU, says SMMT boss as MPs prepare for crucial vote on Theresa May's proposals
No-deal Brexit to put 40,000 jobs in Northern Ireland at risk with some to disappear 'overnight'
10/07/2019
Tariffs to slash trade with Republic and severely damage farmers and food businesses, says government report.
Industry draws link between politicians’ talk of crashing out of EU and firms losing clients. / A no-deal Brexit will be “commercial suicide” with tens of thousands of jobs already lost in the UK because of the political uncertainty, manufacturing representatives have said.
No-deal Brexit will be ‘lose-lose’ for UK and Boris Johnson must compromise, warns BMW chief
12/09/2019
BMW has previously warned that a no-deal Brexit could stop production of the Mini at its Cowley plant, where 4,500 jobs would be at risk.
A soft Brexit scenario would minimise the damage, but would still result in job losses, according to forecasts.
British workers could lose their jobs if there is a no-deal Brexit, Amber Rudd admitted on Tuesday.
From cross-Channel transport disruption to public disorder – the predictions in the leaked document.
A leaked cross-government study warning of the impact of a no-deal Brexit outlines a "worst-case scenario", cabinet minister Michael Gove has said.
Ministers are planning a “hardship fund” for Britons impoverished by a no-deal Brexit.
Warning from head of North East England Chamber of Commerce is echoed by other organisations.
David Sterling’s comments come as report says 40,000 jobs are at risk in region.
Experts have warned that there is an "existential threat to the UK car industry" as manufacturers consider pulling out of the country.
Sky's Ian King explains why the company, which cut over 1,000 jobs in response to the pandemic, is again having to slash costs through job losses.
800 crew members have been replaced by “cheap agency workers from eastern Europe” overnight.
Firms including BMW and Toyota warn of potential UK job losses and plant closures.
Parts of Scott Tech set to shut down
11/05/2020
"The half-year results reflect the ongoing tough conditions that we’ve seen in Europe throughout last year given the uncertainties around Brexit," Mr Kippenberger said.
Almost two thirds of car showrooms are set to close and business blames Brexit for creating uncertainty among consumers.
Philips announces closure of UK factory putting 430 jobs at risk, months after Brexit warning
18/01/2019
Philips is to close its factory at Glemsford in Suffolk and transfer operations to the Netherlands, putting 430 jobs at risk, amid continuing uncertainty around Brexit.
Political row breaks out over Brexit as transport firm Morgan McLernon confirms proposals to close Lurgan site with 500 jobs at risk
10/08/2023
After transport firm Morgan McLernon confirmed proposals to shut its Lurgan site, a political row has arisen between the DUP and anti-Brexit parties Sinn Fein and the Alliance Party.
As the cost of Brexit is counted in wrecked livelihoods, ordinary people are starting to call it out. Loudly. Peter Corr is a lorry driver in Derbyshire.
Wales’ economy minister described replacement EU funding mechanisms as “chaotic and unwelcome” during a Senedd debate. / Vaughan Gething said the UK Government’s shared prosperity fund is smaller, less flexible and narrower in scope than the EU funding it replaces.
Post-Brexit India deal could cut thousands of jobs in Leave-voting areas, and hike food prices
18/05/2023
British rice milling industry faces wipe-out from part of a trade deal being discussed with India. First proposed by Boris Johnson, it is also predicted to raise consumer food prices and break UK limits on pesticides.
Top level bankers face the axe as Brexit forces reorganisation on sector.
The UK is accused of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ when it comes to industrial policy around new electric car and battery tech.
The British Retail Consortium blamed Brexit uncertainty and weak consumer demand in a new report.
British Retail Consortium says sales are down 2.7%, blaming uncertainty over Brexit. / Britain’s retailers are warning of a fresh wave of job losses and store closures after its health check of consumer spending showed the biggest drop in almost a quarter of a century last month.
"Richard Tice should call in more often", Marina Purkiss said after watching the clip. / Reform Party leader Richard Tice phoned into a TV debate on Brexit only to get a humiliating dressing down by documentary maker, Caolan Robertson.
THREE weeks into Brexit and over 50 fishermen and women working in the Carrick Roads still haven’t earned a penny because of an ‘absolute lash-up’ by Defra.
A Morayshire craft brewer that had built up a loyal following for its distinctive beers has fallen into administration amid hospitality and Brexit headwinds.
A cheese processing firm employing 140 people has warned jobs could be at risk if Brexit trade talks end without a deal.
A group of MPs - including Sheffield’s Paul Blomfield - and business leaders have come up with 64 proposals to fix the ‘broken’ Brexit deal.
South Yorkshire and Derbyshire bosses brand Brexit deal a 'total disaster' set to cost jobs and close companies
27/01/2021
South Yorkshire bosses have branded the UK’s Brexit deal a ‘total disaster’ and say it could cost jobs or force some firms to close.
Spiralling inflation, crops left in the field and travel chaos: 10 reasons Brexit has been disastrous for Britain
03/02/2022
As small businesses crumble, shelves get emptier and the care-worker shortage intensifies, life outside the EU is having a dire effect on many of us. Why aren’t politicians talking about it?
The future of electric vehicle production in the UK is under threat unless the Government reworks the Brexit deal, Vauxhall parent Stellantis has warned.
A POLL has shown that almost three out of five voters in Northern Ireland support a "border in the Irish Sea" to avoid an estimated 40,000 job losses linked to a no-deal Brexit.
Vice chancellor Max Lu said universities faced "unprecedented pressures", including Brexit and a possible reduction in tuition fees.
A Sussex company has had to let dozens of employees go after losing almost all of its business to Brexit.
Swindon's Honda factory will close its doors for the final time today - after 36 years in operation.
As Tata Steel announced significant job losses in Port Talbot, Byline TV asked Carwyn Jones why it’s happened. The answer: Brexit, and apathy.
The Brexit double fault
09/11/2022
'Wimbledonisation' helped the City of London become Europe’s financial capital. But leaving the EU has been much less of an advantage.
The Brexit predictions that came true, those that didn’t—and what we didn’t see coming - BMJ
03/08/2022
Six years after the referendum we can disentangle the evidence and judge the effects on health and care, says Richard Vize.
The City of London’s chief coping mechanism for dealing with Brexit’s threat to the financial services business is to dismiss the loss of jobs and investment as a trickle rather than a flood.
Brexit has caused sadness far and wide, but for very many musicians who are only just beginning to emerge from the Covid-induced touring dearth, Brexit has been a disaster. A survey conducted by musicians in 2021 revealed that 34 per cent of musicians had already lost work as a result of Brexit. A violinist said, “I am professionally paralysed by Brexit.”
The lead singer of Mercury Prize-nominated band Sports Team says touring in Europe is going to cost British performers tens of thousands of pounds due to post-Brexit paperwork.
This van driver gave a fascinating insight into how Brexit will affect business in Britain - leading some Brexiteers to admit they may have voted the wrong way.
Failure to replace funding previously provided by the European Union’s Social Fund with money from the UK’s Levelling Up Fund has put more than 1,700 jobs in jeopardy in Northern Ireland, a conglomerate of community groups has warned.
Aberdeen-headquartered TRAC International has said Brexit and inflation have led to heavy group losses led by its radio division.
A grouping of travel companies which has been established to highlight the likely result of Brexit on businesses working in seasonal holiday businesses such as the ski industry has made some dire predictions of the impact of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.
Carriers say they are severely disadvantaged when applying for flight permits under new rules.
One in three British automotive firms is cutting jobs as Brexit nears, up from one in eight just under a year ago, according to a survey conducted by a group representing the industry which risks being a big loser from Brexit.
UK car industry posts worst production figures since 1954 as Brexit and coronavirus take their toll
30/07/2020
Even if there is no second wave of coronavirus to shut down factories once again, British car production in 2020 will only recover to about a half of last year’s figure, says industry body.
UK car production falls to lowest level in 36 years amid Covid disruption and Brexit uncertainty
28/01/2021
UK factories made 920,928 vehicles last year compared to more than 1.7 million in 2016
Production losses due to the crisis have cost manufacturers more than £9.5bn so far this year, it was estimated, while at least 13,500 jobs have been lost.
The UK’s medicines and devices regulator will stop work that “does not add value” and lose over 100 full time equivalent staff posts as part of its post-Brexit cost cutting drive, a leaked consultation document seen by The BMJ shows. / But experts warned that plans to streamline regulation to speed up the development and approval of new drugs for patients’ benefit carried potential safety risks.
British factories slashed jobs in February and braced for Brexit by stockpiling goods at the fastest pace seen in any Group of Seven country since records started in the early 1990s, a survey showed on Friday.
Threat to British jobs as companies look to move operations overseas
Britain could lose more jobs in its fishing sector if the current delays and increased costs involved in exporting to the EU post-Brexit are not ironed out soon, industry groups told British government officials on Tuesday (2 March).
Britain could lose more jobs in its fishing sector if the current delays and increased costs involved in exporting to the EU post-Brexit are not ironed out soon, industry groups told British government officials on Tuesday.
UK in talks with EU over softening Brexit trade rules after Vauxhall carmaker Stellantis warns of job losses
17/05/2023
Brussels unwilling to reopen the Brexit deal negotiated by Boris Johnson, but could consider ‘technical’ changes, i understands.
UK live music industry warns of losing “massive” amount of jobs and income to EU with touring made “nigh on impossible”
03/02/2021
“All this has done is cause damage to our industry. There’s no benefit and nobody’s a winner here at all"
Dozens of British security officials working at Europol will be ejected from the European crime-fighting agency in the event of a no-deal Brexit, putting thousands of criminal investigations in the UK at grave risk of collapse.
The UK’s MHRA may have to lay off about 300 of its 1,200 employees, thanks to a decline in income due to reduced medical product submissions following Brexit, spurring anger among unions across the island.
UK’s Music Industry Could Face Huge Unemployment Due to Brexit-Related EU Travel Restrictions
07/11/2022
Britons part of the music industry in the United Kingdom have expressed their concerns that Brexit-related travel restrictions could lead to massive unemployment, thus urging the government to work with the EU towards the removal of these restrictions and other obstacles.
UNELECTED UK Government minister Malcolm Offord has insisted the Tories have not conned the public over Brexit.
Stellantis warns UK government that the fledging electric vehicle industry is being jeopardised by a new 10% tariff.
Vauxhall carmaker Stellantis warns of ‘significant job losses’ if Brexit deal is not amended
17/05/2023
Stellantis has committed to making electric vehicles in the UK but it is no longer able to meet Brexit trade rules on where parts are sourced.
A number of jobs in Wales' automotive industry could be lost due to a lack of clarity over a post-Brexit trade deal, one company's chief executive has said.
Economy Minister Vaughan Gething has accused the UK Government of losing Wales millions of pounds and thousands of job opportunities through mismanagement of its own post-Brexit regional aid programme.
West Midlands mayor Andy Street warns Boris Johnson of dire impact of no EU trade deal on jobs
19/02/2020
Jobs and industry 'in peril' if they face post-Brexit tariffs and delays, says top Tory.
Dozens of companies have cut jobs, beefed up their European operations or issued warnings on the impact of the UK's departure from the EU.
I run two shops in Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan. The negative impact that Brexit is already having on my business is causing me sleepless nights.
We spoke to the director of Geoffrey’s in Antibes about how the store started and the problems after Brexit. / Geoffrey’s of London, thought to have been the largest independently owned UK food shop in France, has closed, a casualty of Brexit.
Officials have been accused of been "asleep at the wheel" as looming new rules covering electric vehicles approach.
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