The Make UK-Santander report makes alarming reading, as it is based on cold, hard facts. If the Government doesn’t get serious about delivering the trade deals the British public were told would be so easy, the UK is soon going to learn tub-thumping and tantrums are no substitute for grown-up, mutually beneficial trade deals with our biggest allies.

As things stand, when Britain separates from the EU on January 1st, there is now a substantial risk that, overnight, we will go from being senior partners in the most successful trading bloc in the world to junior players in the mother of all trade wars.

Boris Johnson has helped turn the Conservative Party from being the party of law and order into the party that breaks the law. Through his U-turns and vacillations about an EU trade deal, he has also turned it from being the party that backs business to the party that breaks business.

We were promised an oven-ready agreement – instead, we are being threatened with a national suicide note that cripples our competitiveness and utterly destroys Britain’s already battered reputation.

Raab’s assertion that fishing and state aid are the ‘only’ issues holding us back is no more reason to celebrate than being told a broken engine and lack of brakes are the only issues affecting your car.

It is clear that a deal is essential, a comprehensive deal that benefits both the UK and EU. It is equally clear that there must now be movement from politicians on the so-called red-line issues that have stalled talks completely over the summer. Otherwise, both sides will lose out.

It beggars belief that Britain is leaving it until the last minute to put proper consultation in place – you can be sure that those we negotiate with will not be making the same mistake.

UK sets up trade advisory groups, but 'business concerns still being routinely ignored by Number 10'. Best for Britain CEO Naomi Smith says "It’s not just best practice to consult business leaders during trade negotiations, it’s basic common sense. "

In a major new report, The UK’s Negotiations with the EU on a New Trading Future - Aspirations, Benchmarks and Measures of Success, commissioned by non-partisan campaign group Best for...

Best for Britain comments on a new paper published by the Food and Drink Federation. It says an 'Australia-style', or no-deal, outcome from UK-EU negotiations would be "deeply damaging for both business and consumers".

As ‘A’-level students receive their results across England, YouGov polling reveals that 48 percent of 18-24 year olds say it will be harder to get a job after the UK leaves the EU’s single market. Only 3 percent think it will be easier.

Failure to secure a good EU trade deal could lead to an increase in the cost of basic food items, meaning more families are thrown into food poverty, a new report has warned.

Food security is being threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic and leaving the EU without a good deal this year could "pose potentially greater challenges", a new cross-party report from members of the environment, food and rural affairs (EFRA) select committee has warned.

The LSE’s work chimes with the findings of Best for Britain’s recent report into the double-whammy winter looming for UK businesses, particularly in areas such as the Midlands and North West England.

Best for Britain's new poll suggests a majority of Britons are still hopeful UK negotiators can secure cooperation on research, science and education through EU programmes.

Not allowing Parliament a voice on our trade deals around the world robs ordinary people of their representation in these matters and shows contempt for democracy.

‘Red Wall’ constituencies which helped deliver Boris Johnson’s election victory by flipping from Labour to Conservative face serious economic and political consequences if the PM fails to deliver his promised European trade deal, according to new research.

Voters in ‘red wall’ seats overwhelmingly think the UK should prioritise working with Europe over the United States on trade and coronavirus, according to a massive new opinion poll.

The news comes as a report released by the independent Social Market Foundation found that manufacturing, banking and finance would be highly exposed to a double economic hit from measures to control coronavirus and leaving the EU without a trade deal.

Severe economic disruption predicted in North West and Midlands if UK exits Brexit transition period without a deal, new Social Market Foundation report reveals