Boris Johnson predicts workers will flock back to offices when pandemic ends
The Prime Minister told 250 business leaders he wants to hear their ideas on how to cut red tape now that Brexit is done
6 January 2021 • 7:58pm
Workers will flock back to offices and power an economic recovery once the Covid pandemic is over, Boris Johnson said in an upbeat call with 250 business leaders as he sought to paint a picture of a brighter future.
The Prime Minister said that fears the city centre is doomed are misguided and that firms will not change their business models to permanently rely on video calls and remote working.
The Christmas Eve deal means that all UK-EU trade in cars and parts will continue to be free of tariffs or quotas after the the Brexit transition period ended on Friday, as long as they contain enough content from either UK or EU factories. The deal came as a major relief to the embattled car industry.
Batteries will at first be allowed to contain up to 70% of materials from countries outside the EU or the UK. However, from 1 January 2024 that requirement will tighten to 50%. This will mean that sourcing battery materials from within the UK or EU will be the only realistic option for UK carmakers to avoid EU tariffs from 2024 onwards, according to Alessandro Marongiu, a trade analyst at the lobby group the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
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By DEIRDRE HIPWELL, CRAIG TRUDELL AND DARA DOYLE | Bloomberg | Published: January 1, 2021
Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See other free reports here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. British businesses probably didn t expect to start 2021 worrying about wooden pallets after a year of grappling with the coronavirus and a meltdown in the economy. Yet as they start a new relationship with the European Union, securing a supply of heat-treated platforms - baked to 133 degrees Fahrenheit for at least 30 minutes - is now one of the myriad issues they face.
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