Brexit 'teething problems' endemic and could ruin us, say UK businesses

Ease of trading is key measure of success, say cross-channel businesses, not lack of lorry traffic

It was billed as a deal that would secure tariff-free access to the EU, that sunlit uplands" would follow initial disruption to trade.

But one month since the Brexit trade deal came into force, businesses are warning that the teething problems" Boris Johnson described in a visit to Scotland last week are in fact symptomatic of endemic disruption that will force many businesses to restructure and will mean the end of some British businesses altogether.

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