London (CNN Business) The inability of UK politicians to agree how to leave the European Union has plunged Brexit into chaos and helped paralyze the British economy.

A weak housing market, slumping autos production, declining investment and downbeat executives all suggest that nearly three years of uncertainty over Brexit is causing the economy to stagnate.

The latest warning sign came Tuesday, when the British Chambers of Commerce said a survey of 7,000 businesses indicates that economic growth "nearly ground to a halt" in the first quarter.

"Our findings should serve as a clear warning that the ongoing impasse at Westminster is contributing to a sharp slowdown in the real economy," said Adam Marshall, the business lobby group's director general.

The ongoing impasse at Westminster is contributing to a sharp slowdown in the real economy across the UK." Adam Marshall, BCC

Uncertainty = economic trauma

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