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 £8m ($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 Brexit. The move follows discussions between officials and brokers, forwarders and fast parcel operators, who have expressed concerns about backlogs at the UK's borders. A spokesperson for the Department for Exiting the European Union said: "We are working with our partners on contingency plans that will ensure we can continue delivering services across all sectors during any period where there is