As many as 10,000 trade specialists will receive training under an £8 million government plan designed to avert crippling disruption at British ports if its crashes out of the European Union without a deal. Ministers have pledged to help fund courses for thousands of customs brokers and freight forwarders in a bid to soothe industry fears over a surge in demand next March. With six months until Brexit, Theresa May heightened has declared that negotiations between Britain and Brussels have reached “an impasse”. The prime minister yestderday maintained that “no deal is better than a bad deal” for the UK. The government has advised businesses trading with the EU to prepare for a no-deal outcome by consulting brokers, which help navigate much of the red
The UK government has pledged to invest $10.5m ( $10.5m ) in training As many as 10,000 trade specialists to prevent disruption at the country's ports in the event of a no-deal parliament’s international trade committee . The move follows discussions between officials and brokers, forwarders and fast parcel operators, who have expressed concerns about backlogs at the UK 's borders. Angus MacNeil , chairman of parliament’s international trade committee and parliament’s international trade committee criticised the plans and said the government's efforts were "on the cheap".