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Intense traffic congestion around Dover is partly down to “Brexit scenarios”, according to the head of the British Ports Association.
‘A Convenient Scapegoat’: Empty Shelves are due to Brexit Not the Pingdemic - Here’s the Evidence
22/07/2021
With supply chain problems being blamed on workers self-isolating, Caolan Robertson reports on what business owners, managers and labourers have been telling him across the country about the consequences of Brexit.
New plans for post-Brexit border checks on goods coming into the UK will deter many EU suppliers and push up food prices, a trade body has said.
Warning over empty supermarket shelves and higher food prices as new post-Brexit charges hit
05/04/2024
The new charges are set to come into force at the end of the month and will mean higher food prices will be passed on to consumers, suppliers warn.
Food body warns of ‘post-Brexit perception problem’ over recurring traffic gridlock.
Loss of 100,000 hauliers due to Covid and Brexit will cause food ‘rolling power cuts’, experts warn
Industry bosses call for measures to bring back Eastern European drivers after Covid and Brexit worsen a long-running shortage.
Some types of wine and spirits may not be available unless ministers take urgent action to fix lorry driver shortage and shipping delays, say alcohol suppliers.
Thanks to higher costs, increased red tape and supply chain damage, we must get used to living in a country with empty shelves.
Post-Brexit checks on fresh farm produce coming to the UK from the EU have been delayed again, the BBC understands. / New import controls on EU food products had been due to begin in October. There is concern that the extra checks on imported goods will push up prices and fuel inflation.
Post-Brexit border checks coming this year will drive up prices and cause shortages, Government warned
05/04/2023
Ministers have revealed details of the inspections regime which has been repeatedly delayed and is designed to avoid excessive disruption to businesses.
Spike in imports has led to bottlenecks of containers carrying supplies for shops and factories.
Post-Brexit border charges due to be introduced next January could impact UK consumers higher food prices and supply chain disruption, warns UK food and logistics industry bodies.
An Opinium poll also found that 42% of people who voted Leave in 2016 had a negative view of how it had turned out.
Small businesses can expect trade with the European Union to be “permanently damaged” from 1 January, a supply chain trade body has said.
New customs checks will make imports more expensive and slower, says Cold Chain Federation.
Costs finally revealed, as Northern Ireland secretary claims too much ‘doom and gloom’ around Brexit. / New post-Brexit border checks set to come into force in 2024 will cost UK companies at least £330m a year, Rishi Sunak’s government has admitted.
Post-Brexit import checks due to be introduced this autumn are predicted to cause "a shock in the system" with the price of meat and dairy seeing another spike on top of recent inflation.
“The whole thing is stupid and pointless," one business owner at London's Borough Market has said.
The Road Haulage Association has described its meeting with Michael Gove about post-Brexit arrangements as "a washout".
Shortage caused by Brexit and the pandemic, Road Haulage Association says.
More food items are likely to disappear from supermarket shelves as companies struggle to fill roles after lockdown.
The UK’s final post-Brexit border checks will cost food importers hundreds of millions of pounds under the government’s own internal estimates, adding to upward pressure on inflation.
The food industry is predicting a nightmare for British customers, with price rises and empty shelves caused by Brexit.
New border rules introduced last week are already creating problems for exporters and traders, say firms.