Government must cut Brexit red tape to boost trade

Soaring costs, delays and increased risk all hampering progress, say producers

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Exporters say they are operating in a ‘completely different landscape’ filled with multiple obstacles and mounting costs
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Exporters say they are operating in a ‘completely different landscape’ filled with multiple obstacles and mounting costs

Red tape, soaring costs and increased risk caused by Brexit are stifling UK export opportunities, according to livestock and dairy producers. Thomas McKnight, a processor from Ludlow, Shropshire who...

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