Brexit: UK borders still not ready for leaving single market at end of year, MPs told

Sam Lowe, a senior fellow and trade expert at the Centre for European Reform told the same hearing of the Commons EU future relationship committee that many things needed to be sorted irrespective of whether the government managed to get a deal with the EU or not. "From a preparedness point of view, due to the nature of the future relationship that is on the table, most of these questions apply whether there is a free trade agreement or not," he said.

"Lots of the information that's currently missing needs to be provided regardless: so I would echo Anna's call that it would be very useful to see the business preparedness model soon."