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UK reliance on EU market highlighted by new services data read
Research from the Centre for European Reform shows that even if the UK manages to strike a new free-trade agreement with the EU - a prospect that looks increasingly unlikely under Prime Minister Boris Johnson - there will be “big constraints” on services trade. There would also be an increase in British firms establishing a commercial presence in the EU, which would result in some well-paid jobs moving to the bloc, the think tank said.