Beyond Brexit

Following last week's evidence by HMRC to the Treasury Select Committee, Matthew Clark, PwC's Head of UK Customs, Excise and International Trade and Anna Wallace, Director of Political Relations discuss what the proposed new customs options could mean for business.

Sally Cosgrove is joined by Andrew Gray, PwC's Brexit leader and Anna Wallace, Director of Political Relations to discuss the potential impact the recently announced transition agreement will have on business and what organisations now need to prioritise in their Brexit planning.

The biggest overhaul of data protection in two decades - the General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR - comes into force across the EU in May. In this Beyond Brexit episode, our new host, Sally Cosgrove, is joined by Kevin Burrowes, our head of clients and markets, and Stewart Room, our lead partner for GDPR and data protection, to discuss the potential impact arising from Brexit.

Gaenor Bagley is joined by Andrew Kail, Head of Financial Services at PwC, and Mark Hoban, Board member at TheCityUK, to discuss how the UK financial services sector is preparing for the challenges ahead and why collaboration between the industry, government and regulators is key.

Understanding and influencing the view from Brussels will be critical for businesses as they plan for the potential outcomes of Brexit. PwC's Brussels corporate affairs director Ray Taylor, financial services regulation director Brian Polk and strategic adviser on Brexit Michael Moore join Gaenor Bagley to discuss the perspective of the EU27, the issues businesses should be following closely, and what they can be doing in the meantime.

In this episode, we discuss the key people and immigration issues that businesses should be considering in their Brexit planning and highlight some of the practical actions that can be taken now. To discuss these topics, Gaenor Bagley is joined by Ben Wilkins, People and Organisation Partner at PwC UK, and Katrina Cooper, Director in our Immigration practice.

Head of political relations Anna Wallace discusses what business can take away from the Prime Minister's speech in Florence.

As the Government considers the responses to its Industrial Strategy Green Paper, Andrew Sentance, senior economic adviser at PwC, talks to Gaenor Bagley about why the UK needs an industrial strategy and discusses the elements which can have the most positive impact on the economy.

In this extended Beyond Brexit edition recorded at a webcast for clients, we discuss the new political landscape in the UK and how it could affect Brexit negotiations, the view from Brussels, and our latest take on issues such as the free movement of labour. To discuss these topics, Gaenor Bagley is joined by Neil Sherlock, Reputational Strategy Partner and Julia Onslow-Cole, Head of Global Immigration and Ray Taylor, Director, Public Policy, who is based in Brussels.

In our fifth Beyond Brexit podcast, PwC's chairman Kevin Ellis joins a number of guests to reflect on the historic moment the countdown to the UK's exit from the EU began, what our European colleagues are thinking and what sort of deal we might see.