The Conservatives are holding their annual meeting in the central English city 10 days after EU leaders told May that her proposed divorce terms were unacceptable. But many British businesses are anxious about Brexit, fearing barriers to trade and recruiting workers could hammer the U.K. economy. Hammond backed May’s Brexit plan, but EU leaders say it amounts to “cherry picking” the benefits of membership in the bloc without assuming the costs and responsibilities. But with Brexit day looming on March 29, chances are rising that the U.K. could find itself crashing out of the bloc without a deal. Conservative legislator Anna Soubry encouraged British businesses to go public with their concerns about Brexit.

Source: National Post October 01, 2018 07:10 UTC