Most shoppers say Brexit has not affected spending habits

People in pro-leave areas of Britain have tended not to curb expenditure, finds PwC survey

British consumers are preparing to carry on shopping despite the mounting political chaos over Brexit, according to a survey, even as business leaders increasingly sound the alarm over the potential hit to the economy.

More than half of consumers in the nationwide survey told the accountancy firm PwC they had not, and would not, alter their spending habits over the course of this year as a consequence of Brexit.