Businesses non-committal on Brexit proposal from PM Boris Johnson

Only a fortnight remains before the EU summit meeting of heads of government on October 17 and 18.

The commercial sector in Britain was muted in its response to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s proposal regarding the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, which advocates a free movement of goods between the Republic of Ireland — an EU member state — and Nothern Ireland,  part of the UK. 

 Mike Cherry, chairman of the United Kingdom’s Federation of Small Businesses, was quoted as saying: “It is vital that the prime minister finds not just words but a viable way forward to secure a deal and a period of transition.” Edwin Morgan, director of policy at the Institute of Directors, stated: