Economics
U.K. Services Left Out of Brexit Talks, Think Tank Warns
- Sector accounts for 80% of British economy and 30 million jobs
- EU is the primary destination for U.K.’s services exports
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Britain’s dominant services industry is being left out of the country’s post-Brexit trade negotiations, putting a large part of the economy at risk of profound damage, according to a report by the U.K. in a Changing Europe.
Services account for 80% of the nation’s economy and about 30 million jobs, yet the government has paid the sector little attention, the think tank based at King’s College, London said on Thursday.