BORIS Johnson is set to reward Brexit supporters including Sir Ian Botham with life peerages, it has been reported.<\/p>\n
It comes as British and EU negotiators have agreed 80 per cent of a Brexit deal.<\/p>\n
A report from MakeUK and BDO revealed regions that had previously been Labour constituencies were now at most risk from a no-deal Brexit.<\/p>\n
Areas such as Wales, north-east of England, and Yorkshire and Humber face losing out as nearly two-thirds of their exports go to the EU.<\/p>\n
Experts warn that along with the coronavirus pandemic, it could be 'fatal' for some companies.<\/p>\n
This latest report comes days after a furious exchanges in the House of Commons regarding the future of Brexit - with the Scottish National Party accused by the government of \"stirring up division\" as they debated an extension to the transition period beyond 2020.<\/p>\n
Scottish Government analysis has found ending the transition period in 2020 could remove 3 billion from the Scottish economy in two years on top of the impact of coronavirus.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile Home Secretary Priti Patel announced on Thursday the criteria for the points-based immigration system.<\/p>\n
She revealed that foreign nationals coming to the UK for work purposes must have 70 points to successfully apply.<\/p>\n
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