Fears of no-deal Brexit push British export orders close to year low

Economists warn overseas buyers moving away from UK suppliers due to uncertainty

Britain's manufacturers have warned of the mounting risk of a no-deal Brexit as export orders dropped to the lowest level in almost a year.

The CBI industrial trends survey, which gauges manufacturing activity across the UK, revealed slowing economic output for the three months to September, with company export orders the lowest since October 2017.