South Africa may suffer economically if UK leaves EU

SAfm — British MPs will vote today on a No Deal Brexit after they again rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal last night.May was again heavily defeated with MPs rejecting her Brexit plans by 391 to 242. If MPs vote against no deal, they would then go on to a further vote tomorrow on a Brexit delay. Meanwhile South Africa may bear the brunt economically if the United Kingdom (UK) leaves the European Union (EU). The UK will cease to be party to the EU's free trade and investment agreements with some 70 countries and SA stands to be affected by this. For more clarity we spoke to John Forrest, a former regional and multi-lateral union trade negotiator for the UK government with the World Trade Organisation, who now heads up International Trade at DLA Piper