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Brexit shock: Boris Johnson’s trade deal shares major similarity with no-deal Brexit
Sam Lowe, senior research fellow at the Centre for European Reform, said “From a business preparedness point of view, for many companies there is little difference between preparing to exit the transition period with or without a free-trade agreement in place."