Trade committee chair: 'No evidence' UK business will be protected under no-deal Brexit

Accuses Department for International Trade of complacency

Chair of the International Trade Committee (ITC) Angus MacNeil has warned that he sees "little to no evidence" UK businesses will be protected in the event of a no-deal Brexit and has accused the Department for International Trade of complacency in its preperations.

In a letter to trade secretary Liam Fox, MacNeil warned the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) - the body charged with investigating unfair trading practices that harm UK businesses after Brexit - is currently unprepared and may lack authority in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal on 29 March. Brexit Blog: Businesses warned of UK's failure to roll over EU trade deals MacNeil raised "significant concerns that we have around the establishment and future operational effectiveness of the TRA", warning of the increasing urgency of addressing such concerns given the increasingly like...