UK services grow faster than forecast despite growing Brexit concern

Forecast slowdown in sector not as bad as feared with business growing more confident but British firms say growth remains sluggishBritain’s services sector, including hotels and banks, grew at a faster rate than expected last month, setting the economy on course for its strongest quarter in 2017 despite mounting fears over the challenges ahead from Brexit. A hard Brexit would take Britain out of the EU’s single market and customs union and ends its obligations to respect the four fr