London — Britain published new advice to businesses and the public on Thursday about how to cope with the disruption that leaving the EU without a divorce deal would cause to everything from mobile phone roaming charges to vehicle standards. Recent signals from Brussels have buoyed hopes that the UK and the EU can agree and approve a proper divorce agreement before the UK leaves on March 29, though the sides are still divided on about one-fifth of the detail of a deal. But many business chiefs and investors fear politics could scupper a deal, thrusting the world’s fifth-largest economy into a "no-deal" Brexit, which they say would weaken the West, spook financial markets and silt up the arteries of trade. Britain has stepped up planning for the effects of such a departure and on Thursday published 28 technical notices covering the effect on areas including oil and gas, environmental standards and data protection. Brexit minister Dominic Raab said that a no-deal Brexit was unlikely b...
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