UK Seeking External Adviser to Fish for Post-Brexit Opportunities

The United Kingdom is recruiting an external adviser to point out new opportunities following the nation's departure from the European Union, Bloomberg reported May 17. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government is struggling to demonstrate the benefits of Brexit, especially as a task force to identify how the U.K. can reshape its economy has yet to make a suggestion, the report said. Financial services regulation, changes to agricultural subsidies and clinical drug trial fast-tracking are all areas the government is looking to bolster with the help of the adviser, Minister for EU Affairs David Frost said. Additional areas of focus include subsidy control, procurement rules and freeports.