Brexit: With 4 Days Left Britain Urges Businesses to Prepare for Transition End

File photo shows an electronic billboard displaying a British government information message advising business to prepare for Brexit, in London on Dec. 4, 2020. Reuters/Toby Melville

The UK government on Monday urged businesses to prepare for Brexit, just four days before the transition period designed to smooth the UK’s departure from the European Union comes to an end at 11 p.m. on Dec. 31.

Britain has stayed aligned to the EU’s trading and regulatory rules during the transition period, which has been in place since the country left the EU on Jan. 31 this year.