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100 Days Of Brexit

U.K. Businesses Burn Cash as Brexit Bureaucracy Takes Its Toll

EU border hassle hits U.K. exporters big and small

Employees walk near trucks at the Port of Larne in Larne, U.K. — Employees walk near trucks at the Port of Larne in Larne, U.K.
Photographer: Mark Marlow/Bloomberg

By

Lizzy Burden and

Deirdre Hipwell

April 14, 2021, 4:00 AM UTC

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Breaking free of Brussels bureaucracy was meant to herald a bonfire of red tape for Britain. In the first 100 days of Brexit, the only thing many businesses burned was money.