Ham sandwiches confiscated, Percy Pigs exiled, and the threat of rotten fish in Westminster are some of the problems plaguing the UK.
THE UK Government has u-turned on the Prime Minister’s pledge to compensate fishing firms caught up in Brexit ‘red tape’.
British fishing communities were among the strongest supporters of Brexit.
Scottish fishermen furious over Brexit red tape to dump rotting seafood outside Downing Street
14/01/2021
A group of Scottish fishermen furious over Brexit red tape has vowed to dump rotting seafood outside Downing Street.
Exports of Scottish seafood from smaller companies are to be halted for a further five days by the transport company that handles most of the trade.
Export firms point to post-Brexit delays around health certificates, IT systems and missing customs papers.
Fisheries minister did not read deal as she was ‘very busy organising local Nativity trail’
13/01/2021
Boris Johnson’s “sea of opportunity” promise to fishermen has turned into a “nightmare”, with hundreds of thousands of pounds of sales lost due to new red tape, the SNP’s Westminster leader has said.
The head of a major seafood company in the Scottish Borders says Brexit has "more or less finished" his business.
Scottish fish prices ‘collapsing’ by as much as 80% due to Brexit bureaucracy, industry warns
12/01/2021
Exporters are struggling to get their produce across the EU border in time due to additional safety checks and administration.
Post-Brexit trade: Fish prices 'collapsing' in Scotland as red tape hits UK exports to EU
11/01/2021
Post-Brexit red tape is causing some UK exports to the EU to grind to a halt, industry bodies have warned, as the new rules that came into force at New Year begin to bite.
UK fishermen were facing a growing crisis today as they were forced to halt exports to the European Union because of a mountain of bureaucracy.
CUSTOMS arrangements in the wake of Brexit are causing delays as “entire trailers” need to be checked rather than samples, members of the Scottish seafood industry have said.
Seafood exporters have claimed post-Brexit customs arrangements are causing delays as "entire trailers" need to be checked rather than samples.
Marks & Spencer has warned that up to 15% of its food product lines could be unavailable in its Northern Ireland shops in January.
Fish and chip shops facing shortages and job losses unless UK strikes new deal with Greenland
19/11/2020
About one in 10 fish battered and sold in Britain’s takeaways comes from the Arctic territory.
Fresh seafood and baby chicks will be the only goods allowed to skip hours-long customs queues at UK border
05/08/2020
The two perishable products have been exempted from rules on how to manage traffic approaching the port of Dover.
The EU has accused UK leadership hopeful Boris Johnson of fake news over his complaint that "Brussels bureaucrats" made life hard for smoked herring sellers. It emerged that the rules were made by the UK, and not the EU.
Speaking at the final hustings before the next prime minister is announced, leadership candidate Boris Johnson pulled a kipper out from under the podium.
James O'Brien LBC - Leaver Christine blames the EU for not having fish & chips wrapped in newspaper.
18/07/2019
Christine also mentions Tim Martin's newspaper regarding sourcing drinks from outside of the EU, which can already be done freely. There's no EU duty of beer or spirits.