2019 in construction: Building’s review of the year - part one

2019-12-20T06:00:00

We look back at the highs, lows and other key events of the past 12 months

Brexit and the economy

Few would have thought at the beginning of 2019 that the year would end with a thumping majority for the Conservatives in a second general election in two years.

Bogged down by Brexit, and with Theresa May just about hanging onto the keys of Number 10, everything was up for grabs as the year began. Much unease resulted from the country finding itself mired in political deadlock, centred – unsurprisingly – around Brexit.

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