Business confidence in UK at lowest ebb since Brexit vote – IoD

Directors' survey shows almost 60% of business leaders expect things to get worse in 2019

Business confidence in the British economy has fallen to the lowest level since the EU referendum, according to a survey of company directors.

Business leaders in all parts of the UK are gloomy about 2019, said the Institute of Directors, with Scotland and London - areas where voters were heavily in favour of remaining in the EU - most pessimistic.