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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Richard Partington

Most UK businesses think ‘Brexit freedoms’ not a priority, survey finds

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The head of trade policy at the British Chambers of Commerce said companies did not want to see divergence from EU regulations. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Most UK businesses have no interest in or understanding of the government’s flagship “Brexit freedoms” plan to scrap EU regulations, according to a survey of bosses.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said almost three-quarters of company directors were either unaware of the government plans or did not know the details. Across all business areas, about half in the survey of almost 1,000 firms said deregulation was either a low priority or not a priority at all.

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