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Councils warn of no deal Brexit risks

A no deal Brexit would leave councils struggling with new checks on EU imports and without access to billions of pounds, Smith Square has warned.

By Mark Conrad | 24 July 2018

A no deal Brexit would leave councils struggling with new checks on EU imports and without access to billions of pounds, Smith Square has warned.

As foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt this week warned of a ‘very real risk of a Brexit no deal by accident,' local authorities revealed they were putting in place plans to deal with crashing out.

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