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How some British businesses view Brexit now that it's done

Jan 13, 2021
So how does Brexit look today, in the cold light of 2021? Marketplace checked back with three U.K. business owners
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is welcomed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the EU headquarters in Brussels on Dec. 9, 2020.
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Positive early reaction to historic post-Brexit trade deal

European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen called the deal fair and balanced.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
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London honey seller faces Brexit and the pandemic

Dec 8, 2020
Samantha Wallace, who runs From Field and Flower in London, has spent the last few years preparing for Brexit. Now, the pandemic has hamstrung her efforts to prepare.
From Field and Flower's honey products.
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No-deal Brexit? Yes, it's still possible

Oct 2, 2020
After struggling through the pandemic, British companies that trade with the EU face trouble without a free trade deal.
Talks between the U.K. and the European Union to work out a free trade deal by Oct. 15 have not gone smoothly. Above, an employee hangs a Union Jack at EU headquarters in Brussels in 2019.
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Britain risks trade deals with EU, U.S. with unilateral Brexit change

Sep 11, 2020
Northern Ireland border comes back as a stumbling block for British-EU relations.
Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, arrives with members of his team for more Brexit trade talks on Sept. 9, in London, England, as anti-Brexit protesters follow him.
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Could British business benefit from trade barriers between U.K. and EU?

Mar 4, 2020
As trade talks get underway between the U.K. and the EU, some say Britain might be better off with fewer European imports.
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Brits sniff at chlorinated American chicken

Feb 26, 2020
The problem with chlorinated chicken is actually not the chlorine at all — it’s what the chlorine represents.
U.S. chicken practices could stand in the way of a U.S.-UK free trade deal.
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Brexit may force the U.K. to choose between the EU and the U.S.

Jan 31, 2020
Should it stay close to EU rules and regulations or seek a much closer trading relationship with America?
Pro-Brexit demonstrators outside the Houses of Parliament in 2016 in London, England, pushing for a faster Brexit.
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What comes after Brexit day?

Jan 30, 2020
"We really are only seeing the end of the beginning," said Amanda Sloat from the Brookings Institution.
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