UK economy, biz huffing and puffing in just a year of Brexit

In the months after Boris Johnson signed his post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union, the coronavirus masked the economic damage of leaving the bloc. As the pandemic drags on, the cost is becoming clearer — and voters are noticing.
 
Brexit has been a drag on growth. The prime minister had hailed the signing of the trade accord as the moment when Britain took back control of its destiny. But a November poll by Savanta Comres shows a majority of the British population would now vote to re-join the EU.
 
In recent days, David Frost, Johnson’s key partner