Contractors gear up for gridlock regardless of Brexit decision

By Dave Rogers2020-12-09T06:00:00

As PM dashes to Brussels today, worries grow over materials being stuck in ports

Contractors have begun bracing themselves for inevitable delays to materials coming to sites from Europe – even if the UK reaches an eleventh-hour trade deal with the EU.

Boris Johnson will head to Brussels later today for talks this evening to try and rescue an agreement, just three weeks before the UK is finally due to leave the bloc.

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