LONDON : Britain’s fashion industry is “at real risk of decimation” by the post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union and current government policy, a leading forum warned on Monday (Tuesday in Manila). More than 400 industry figures signed an open letter from the Fashion Roundtable to Prime Minister Boris Johnson arguing there was a “gaping hole” in his deal where free movement of goods and services for creatives should have been. They said the agreement, finalized on Christmas Eve just a week before the United Kingdom left the bloc’s single market and customs union, had failed to deliver on promises of frictionless future trade. Their concerns echo those of other sectors, from music to fisheries, who argue the new bureaucratic regime is endangering the future of their industries. “We have been disregarded in this deal and our concerns overlooked in current policy decisions,” their letter said. “We call on the government to stand by their commitment to frictionless work ... » Learn More about Britain’s fashion ‘at risk of decimation’