29 Oct 2019 --- For a third time, the EU has signed off on an extension of the Brexit deadline, leaving UK industry representatives simmering over “wasted preparations.” Contingency planning for an indefinite outcome has cost British businesses “hundreds of millions,” siphoned from core business operations. The Brexit “flextension” allows the UK government to leave the bloc at any given point in time until January 31, 2020, although it remains unclear on precisely what the next move will be.