News / UK haulage frustration grows as Brexit minister Gove ducks the issues again

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The Road Haulage Association and Michael Gove, UK minister in charge of the Brexit process, have traded tough words again, as tension between government and business rises.

In parliament this morning, Mr Gove was asked why the government believes the Smart Freight and the Goods Vehicle Movement Service IT systems were “in operation”, when the RHA has said they were “absolutely not”.

Mr Gove appeared to try and shift some blame onto the RHA itself, while failing to answer the question.

He said: ...