Last-minute Brexit deal vital for UK economy, government told

Business leaders and unions spell out threat to food, farming and manufacturing

Business leaders and trade unions have urged the government to strike a last-minute Brexit agreement as they warned that the UK economy is ill equipped for a disruptive no-deal scenario.

With talks between Boris Johnson's government and Brussels on a knife-edge, the warnings from leaders in business and industry came as the pound slid on the global currency markets on fears that talks could end this week without a deal.