In a Commons statement after talks with EU leaders in Brussels, the Prime Minister will say the “shape of the deal across the vast majority” of the withdrawal agreement is now clear.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
English winemakers running out of storage space in wake of ‘record’ harvest
The 2018 English wine harvest is so enormous that there is not enough space to hold it, astonished wine makers are reporting.
Debenhams set to close dozens of stores as it looks to cut costs
Debenhams is expected to announce further store closures on top of the 10 it already has planned, as it presents its full-year results on Thursday.
Staff money troubles cost SME bosses over a billion every year
Employees’ financial worries are costing their employers £1.6bn a year through lowered output and missed work days.
Addison Lee plans self-driving taxis in London by 2021
Taxi firm Addison Lee is betting its customers will be ready to, in London at least, in just three years’ time.
Theresa May tells business chiefs she is confident of securing Brexit deal
Theresa May has told business leaders she knows time is running out to reach a Brexit deal but she is confident it can be done, the head of the Institute of Directors has said.
Aston Martin CEO takes prize at IoD Director of the Year awards
Andy Palmer, CEO of Aston Martin, has been awarded the Neville Bain Memorial Award for Director and Board Practice at the national finals of the IoD’s Director of the Year Awards.
Nobel Prize winner hails next generation of university tech pioneers
Nobel Prize winner Sir Gregory Winter has praised the emerging tech talent within UK universities after Trinity College Cambridge and Central Working awarded £25,000 and business growth support to an entrepreneurial team of students.
Prime Minister is happy for UK to consider longer Brexit transition period
The UK’s transition out of the EU could be extended by “a matter of months” to ensure there is no visible border in Northern Ireland, Theresa May has said.
Female SME leaders more mentally resilient
New research has revealed that female business leaders are better at handling stress than their male counterparts.
Pressure mounts on Chancellor to help High Street ahead of £728m business rate rise
Chancellor Philip Hammond is under growing pressure to use this month’s Budget to help save the High Street as stores prepare for another crippling business rates rise.
British farmers shouldn’t get cheap EU labour post Brexit says government adviser
Britain’s farmers should no longer get “privileged” access to low-skilled, low-paid workers from the EU after Brexit, says a top government adviser.
UK is the ‘sickie’ capital of Europe
Over a quarter of UK employees feel like its ok to “pull a sickie” at work, significantly more than the European average of 21 per cent.
US wants to start trade talks with UK ‘as soon as it is ready’ following Brexit
The US trade representative’s office told Congress it wants to negotiate new trade deals with the UK, EU and Japan.
Mayor of London backs launch of My Say’s social inclusion unit
My Life My Say, the award-winning, political engagement charity, has launched a Social Inclusion Unit (SIU) to advise government, business and the third sector on delivering socially inclusive products and services.
















