British companies are losing faith in the potential benefits of new free trade deals, government research shows, as exporters say Brexit has done more harm than good to their overseas sales.
A survey of more than 3,000 firms carried out by the Department for Business and Trade found that three out five now think that free trade deals will have no impact on their business, including half of all firms exporting.
A YouGov poll for The Times also suggests that the public are increasingly unhappy with the perceived impact of Brexit on the economy. It indicates that 61 per cent of voters think that Britain’s departure from the EU made the country worse off, compared with 10 per cent who think it is better off
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