UK industry chief says business needs more from 'thin' Brexit deal

Carolyn Fairbairn of CBI says her really big disappointment' was the lack of help for British services in the potential deal

A business-led campaign to widen a thin" Brexit deal struck between Britain and the European Union will begin immediately in the new year, it has emerged, amid concerns about the long-term effects on the UK's economy.

In an interview with the Observer, Carolyn Fairbairn, the outgoing director general of the CBI, said that securing a basic deal with the EU should be seen as a starting point" for a deeper relationship. She warned of a serious effect on Britain's large services sector, including financial and legal services, as well as engineering.

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