Exports to nearly all EU member states from the UK fell significantly this year, including a loss of more than £500m in sales to Ireland.
As the UK government pushes back implementation of new customs rules for EU imports , and protocol issues in Northern Ireland continue to rumble on, there’s been a cabinet reshuffle in Westminster.
It changes some faces, but essentially, as the cliche goes, it’s like rearranging deckchairs on a very famous ship.
The claim that Brexit would be a serious act of economic self-harm seems to be transpiring.