Mark Spencer says government wants to reduce ‘red tape’ after UK firms say Brexit deal has not boosted business
Good morning. Two years ago on Saturday, Boris Johnson announced that he had finalised a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU. Never at a loss for superlatives, he said it was “the biggest trade deal yet, worth £660bn”. In his statement he described it as:
A deal which will if anything should allow our companies and our exporters to do even more business with our European friends.
