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Inflation to delay UK's post-Brexit trade rules
The United Kingdom government is set to declare another postponement to post-Brexit border controls on animal and plant products imported from the European Union, amid concerns that the new measures could exacerbate the country's stubborn inflation. This will be the fifth suspension of plans to enforce these controls, although full checks on British exports to the EU have been in place since January 2021. The Financial Times was the first to report last week that concerns about potential inflationary effects from additional regulations have prompted the postponement of the new checks on fresh food products coming ... (full story)