Brexit has resulted in a 'significant decline' in trade flows with the EU
Brexit has caused UK-EU trade flows to fall by 16%, while EU-UK trade has dropped ...
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By Alex Lennane
It will come as little surprise to many in the industry that Michael Gove, UK minister in charge of Brexit preparations, is apparently ‘increasingly worried” about border processes. Why? Because, of course, the UK is not ready. A leaked government memo shows that it is appealing to the industry to help solve a multitude of issues, Bloomberg reports.
“There are up to ten new systems that haulage firms and freight forwarders will have to navigate from 1 January, including at least three being designed now,” the memo says. “This is completely unnecessary and unmanageable with duplication and overlap.”
Who’d have thought?
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