Category: Supply chain crisis

How UK’s new border controls will affect plants and animal imports

Today is first stage in a series of changes likely to raise costs for businesses and consumersToday will bring the first stage in new, wide-ranging Brexit border controls on the import of plants, animals and food to the UK from...

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EasyJet looks to over-45s in cabin crew recruitment drive

Airline launches campaign targeting ‘empty nesters’ or people looking for challenge later in lifeHalfords targets retirees in recruitment drive for 1,000 rolesThe airline easyJet has launched a recruitment drive...

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‘Not the Brexit I wanted’ – Next boss calls for more foreign workers in UK

Leave backer Lord Wolfson says UK must let in much-needed overseas workers to plug chronic labour shortagesSimon Wolfson, the chief executive of clothing and homeware retail Next has urged the government to make it easier to...

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UK firms tell Rishi Sunak: Time running out to save UK plc from perfect storm

Chancellor told he urgently needs to support companies facing rising energy prices, chronic staff shortages and supply chain issuesRishi Sunak has been warned the government is running out of time to save the economy amid a...

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Petrol price rises: average cost of filling a car tops £100

RAC calls it a ‘truly dark day’ as latest increase puts cost of filling typical 55-litre family car at £100.27The average cost of filling a typical family car with petrol has exceeded £100 for the first...

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UK exports to EU fell by £20bn last year, new ONS data shows

Figures show Brexit compounding Covid disruption, with clothing exports plunging 60%, vegetables down 40% and cars falling 25%UK exports of goods to the EU have fallen by £20bn compared with the last period of stable trade...

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