UK Brexit secretary: priority is to secure a deal
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(18 Dec 2018) The UK Brexit Secretary says government is stepping up its advice to businesses in the event of a no-deal Brexit, fourteen weeks before Britain is set to leave the European Union. Stephen Barclay said that while the government's priority remained to secure a deal there would be a "significant increase" in the communications to businesses so they plan for the eventuality of Britain crashing out of the bloc on March 29 2019. Following a Cabinet meeting, Barclay said preparations for a disorderly Brexit need to be "much more of a priority for businesses up and down the country." He says with just over 100 days until the March 29 official Brexit date, "a responsible government is preparing for the eventuality that we leave without a deal." British Prime Minister Theres May's Cabinet is divided between Brexiteers who think a no-deal departure could be managed to ease the economic shock and more pro-EU lawmakers who say no-deal Brexit must be avoided at all costs. It remains unclear whether the country will leave with a deal or crash out without one - an outcome that risks touching off gridlock at ports and shortages of goods. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/4563330eafb8705bd4a960291dd89e63
