As another week passes following the extension of the Brexit deadline, investors are in the lurch trying to make sense of the seemingly unending drama.
But with no deal still a "strong possibility," according to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, optimism is a little stretched and with a new coronavirus variant spreading through much of the South East of England, many European countries have shut down their borders to travellers from the UK.
This has caused problems for hauliers and passengers alike, with massive lorry queues at Dover and throughout Kent, but also demonstrating Britain's reliance on trade with Europe for its own supply chain. British supermarket chain Sainsbury's warned this morning that disruptions at the port could leave gaps in shop shelves if links to the European mainland are not restored, City AM reported.