‘Hammer blow’ of £145 Brexit food import charges; oil prices near $90 – business live

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as UK government imposes charges of £29 per type of item for imports of cheeses, meats and yoghurt NatWest’s incoming chair Rick Haythornthwaite is stepping down from his chairmanship of Ocado next year, dodging potential criticism of over-boarding he prepares to lead one of the UK’s largest banks. It was the last major commitment hanging over the former Centrica boss, given that he’d announced back in September that he was prepared …