Ikea UK chief calls for Brexit transition period and government clarity

Gillian Drakeford’s comments come after another fraught week in which Britain’s divorce talks with the EU failed to advanceThe UK chief of Ikea has thrown her weight behind a Brexit transition period as pressure mounts on the government to sign a deal to protect Britain’s businesses from a “cliff edge” departure from the EU. Gillian Drakeford also demanded clarity from the prime minister as companies brace for a new trading relationship with Europe’s single ma