New figures reveal that the government has paid out just a third of the money set aside to help businesses cope with the increased bureaucracy and costs resulting from the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.

Responding the announcement that the government will consult on recommendations to cut regulations for businesses, Naomi Smith, CEO of Best for Britain which is Secretariat for the cross-party UK Trade and Business Commission said:

Responding to the announcement from the UK Government that they are prepared to unilaterally override the Northern Ireland Protocol, Stephen Farry MP for North Down, who sits on the UK Trade and Business Commission said:

Representatives of creative and cultural industries have issued indictments of the Government's Brexit policies for the damage they have done to the music, fashion and theatre sectors and to Britain's image abroad.

Following the conclusion of today's talks between the EU and the UK on the Northern Ireland Protocol, Conservative MP Roger Gale, who tomorrow will chair a session of the UK Trade and Business Commission on the veterinary issues central to the dispute, said:

Small businesses today called for the appointment of a new dedicated minister in the Department for International Trade to help them navigate challenges following Britain's withdrawal from the EU.

David Frost has been accused of ignoring the concerns of small businesses, after his comments at the EU scrutiny committee today that "initial disruptions" to EU-UK trade have largely been overcome.

Food exporters describe "kafkaesque" red tape hindering small businesses, with need for an "army of office workers."

First evidence session of the UK Trade and Business Commission hears that small businesses are bearing the brunt of new barriers to trade with the EU.

UK exports to the EU saw a partial recovery in February 2021 but remain well below the same month last year, the latest ONS figures have revealed.

New UK Trade and Business Commission brings together MPs and business leaders to scrutinise EU-UK agreement and new trade deals.