Brexit’s worst is yet to come – but that may lead to change
The IndependentRemember all the sound and fury about Brexit cutting the Brussels red tape, allowing Britain to catch up with “Asian tiger” economies? The Independent has revealed the concerns of food sector leaders who are worried that port authorities are unprepared for the implementation of a series of new checks due to come in as part of Boris Johnson’s “oven ready” Brexit deal. The sharp reduction in trade between Britain and the EU is a two-way thing; we are importing less as well as exporting less, and part of the reason is that businesses that previously sold to Britain can quite easily find new, trouble-free markets, not least because they are still inside the world’s biggest single trading bloc. For example, Nick Allen, chief executive of the British Meat Processors Association, wants a new veterinary standards deal to be established with Brussels in order to scrap the required health checks on goods. Trouble is, agreeing to abide by Brussels’ standards would inevitably annoy the noisy refuseniks on the Tory back benches, who already view Sunak, a Leave voter, as some sort of closet Remainer.
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