Brexit opportunities labelled 'nonsense' as report finds European exit increasing costs, paperwork and delays

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : James Withers, Chief Executive at Scotland Food & Drink claimed the report showed Brexit was having a "detrimental impact" on trade.
57% : A report by the Public Accounts Committee found the "only detectable impact" of Brexit so far has been to increase the burdens on businesses.
57% : He said: "The reality is, for a long time now, the problems of Brexit have been underplayed whilst the opportunities it promised have failed to materialise.
50% : "Businesses have now spent years looking for the so-called opportunities they were promised would come from Brexit and haven't managed to find any.
41% : Dame Meg Hillier, chair of the Public Accounts Committee, said: "One of the great promises of Brexit was freeing British businesses to give them the headroom to maximise their productivity and contribution to the economy - even more desperately needed now on the long road to recovery from the pandemic.

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