U.K. Steps Up Talks With Industry as Brexit Disruption Nears
- Ministers to hold weekly meetings with business groups
- Companies face upheaval even if there’s a U.K.-EU trade deal
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The U.K. government is intensifying talks with industry as it seeks to avert Brexit disruption at year-end, with companies facing upheaval even if Britain and the EU sign a trade deal.
Ministers will hold weekly meetings with the country’s five biggest business groups and particularly-affected sectors to discuss Brexit preparations, the Cabinet Office said in an e-mailed statement. The government has previously expressed concern that many firms have their “heads in the sand” and are ill-prepared for Brexit.