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No-deal Brexit nightmare haunting British people, companies

By Hossein Ziaee*

Pound extends losses as concern over no-deal Brexit increases

The pound fell against all of its major peers as renewed concern the UK may be headed for a no-deal Brexit spurred traders to dump the currency.

Britons have spent £4b stockpiling goods in case of no-deal Brexit

Britons have spent £4 billion stockpiling goods in preparation for a possible no-deal Brexit, new research suggested.

EU preparing for no-deal Brexit on its own terms

Two days after the Brexit Secretary’s incendiary article in the Mail on Sunday, European Union leaders have initiated their own political and diplomatic offensive against Britain’s new Tory government.

UK firms that export only to EU 'unprepared' for no-deal Brexit

Most firms that export only to the EU do not have the paperwork they need to carry on their business after a no-deal Brexit, government figures suggest.

Ford warns no-deal Brexit risk has risen

Ford (F.N) warned on Thursday that the chances of a no-deal Brexit has risen in the last few months as new Prime Minister Boris Johnson ramps up preparations for a possible disorderly exit in October.

Little hope for a summer bounce as no-deal fears drag down UK GDP growth

One swallow doesn’t make a summer, so the old saying goes. For the warm middle months of the year, the British economy looked remarkably frosty, chilled by fears over a no-deal Brexit, until the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a surprisingly strong month for growth in May.

Hunt pledges £6b for farmers in no-deal Brexit

Tory leadership contender Jeremy Hunt is to outline his plans for a no-deal Brexit later, including a £6 billion pledge to the fishing and farming industries and help for small businesses.

Most imports tariff-free under no-deal plan

The government has announced that most imports into the UK would not attract a tariff in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Economic forecaster: UK can avoid no-deal Brexit recession

Britain could avoid slumping into a recession in the aftermath of a no-deal Brexit, according to one of Britain’s leading economics forecasters.

IoD: One in three UK firms plan for no-deal Brexit relocation

Nearly one in three British businesses are planning to relocate some of their operations abroad or have already shifted them to cope with a hard Brexit, according to a leading lobby group.

No-deal Brexit: UK firms praying for article 50 extension

British firms are ‘praying for an extension to article 50’ rather than face a no-deal Brexit as it emerged that foreign investment has fallen steeply and the outlook for growth has slumped to a six-year low.

No-deal Brexit will compromise ‘last line of defense’ for UK’s threatened habitats, campaigners warn

Legal challenges against the British government over its inability to protect nature will be brought to an abrupt halt in the event of a no-deal Brexit, experts warned.

Experts: Prospect of no-deal Brexit 'very damaging'

By Andrew Sentence & David Blanchflower *

Northeast England will be hit hardest by no-deal Brexit, says CBI

Northeast England would suffer the biggest decline in economic output of any UK region by the middle of the 2030s if the country leaves the EU without a deal, according to an analysis of government figures by Britain’s leading business lobby group.