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The Brexit threat is undermining the UK's status as a world leader in science research, The Royal Society says. It points to the annual loss of Euros 0.5 billion in EU research funding since the referendum, a 40% drop in UK applications to the Horizon 2020 programme and a collapse in leading scientists moving here.
Brexit has already undermined the UK auto industry, with a third of firms cutting jobs, 80% concerned about future prospects, £500 million wasted on mitigation measures and 13% relocating operations overseas, according to a new survey by industry body SMMT.
An alarmingly high number of UK firms aren't ready for a no deal Brexit; two-fifths (41%) of UK businesses have not done a Brexit risk assessment, and many have big gaps in knowledge about planned new customs procedures, according to new research by The British Chamber of Commerce.
London-based GDPR privacy consultancy Kazient has turned its back on the chance of a £30k project with The Brexit Party on ethical grounds. Jamal Ahmed, founder of Kazient, said he declined to work for Nigel Farage's party because, "it represents everything I stand against."
Most Financial Services firms expect a Brexit extension on 31 October but nearly half are ready to move UK business outside of the EU in case of no-deal exit — says an EY poll.