Manufacturers express deep misgivings over Johnson’s Brexit deal
by Phillip Inman from World news | The Guardian on (#4ST9K)
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Britain's manufacturers have responded to the prime minister's Brexit deal with deep misgivings in the run-up to the vote in parliament on Saturday.
The lobby group for the engineering and manufacturing industries, Make UK, said though it was relieved at the possibility of leaving the EU with a deal, the new agreement failed in several important ways to overcome the concerns of its members, not least the transition deal, which stretches to just 14 months, and the lack of commitments to maintaining the closest possible trading relationship with the EU.
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