"Re-join the single market to undo Brexit damage" says Plaid Cymru Leader Rhun ap Iorwerth
23/06/2023
Wales and the rest of the UK should re-join the single market to undo the economic damage caused by Brexit, Plaid Cymru has said.
In this episode of #3Blokes, Jason and I meet up with Adam again (standing in for Ciaran) and travel down to Southampton to discuss the impact of #Brexit on the UK's largest vehicle port. ... we also touch upon the utter ridiculousness of Theresa May's grand trade embassy to Africa... to secure a deal which emulates EXACTLY the one we have via the EU ...
The Government say massive delays at Dover this week are nothing to do with Brexit, while banning staff from giving interviews. / One customs agent took us inside to speak to drivers who had been waiting up to 24 hours. / Every single one of them blamed Brexit.
'UK Government has not conducted an economic impact assessment on the effect of the Brexit deal on Holyhead Port.' - Delyth Jewell AC/AM
24/10/2019
Michael Gove just confirmed to me at @SeneddEAAL that the UK Government has not conducted an economic impact assessment on the effect of the Brexit deal on Holyhead Port. This did not stop him from claiming that the deal would leave Holyhead in "a stronger position than ever".
'Urgent action' needed as Brexit leads to extra costs and hold-ups for West Midlands firms
10/02/2022
Businesses across the West Midlands are facing higher costs, a big increase in paperwork and hold-ups at ports.
Pharmacists say minor delays at ports could have knock-on effects in lean supply chain.
Approximately 1,000 new veterinary and customs inspectors are set to be hired to deal with Brexit, An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has announced this evening.
More than 100 lorries have descended on a disused airfield in Kent to stage a massive fake traffic jam – all in the name of Brexit. The bizarre scene is a government test of its plans for UK border disruption in the event the UK leaves with no-deal.
Leaked No-deal Brexit planning documents from Operation Yellowhammer warn of the likely impact on the UK - not the worst case scenario, and have been likened to 'wartime' in peacetime by the Lib Dems
With Brexit done, many industries including construction are anxious about any future disruption at ports.
The Irish port of Rosslare has seen a staggering increase in traffic since the Brexit transition period ended, as hauliers seek new routes bypassing Britain to link the Republic with the EU.
In Rosslare -- the second busiest freight hub in Ireland -- there are signs logistics firms may be charting a new course to Europe: the one with least resistance.
Red tape and a labour shortage leave retailers and millions of lockdown gardeners with scant pickings.
A live animal border control post needed due to Brexit will not be built at Portsmouth International Port.
Approach By UK Government to Brexit Causing ‘Potentially Irreparable Damage’ to Ferry Ports In Wales
28/06/2022
The approach by the UK Government to Brexit trade policy and negotiations protocol is causing “potentially irreparable damage” to Wales’ ports, researchers have said.
Belfast Harbour has bounced back to strong trading and profits of £34m.
The construction of the inspection facilities was ordered by Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Thérèse Coffey following the signing of the Windsor Framework.
Boris Johnson Brexit deal to cause price hikes and shortages of fresh fruit and vegetables, retail chiefs warn
11/02/2020
'This is going to hit us in January....customers are really going to see the problems on supermarket shelves'
In historical terms, however, those transgressions will end up being little more than footnotes. Viewed from afar, Johnson’s greatest failing is liable to be what he hoped would be his glorious legacy: Brexit.
Another Brexit advertising campaign. They've replaced sporting events as signs of the changing seasons. Instead of Wimbledon or the Olympics, we get Michael Gove talking gibberish on television and further millions poured into preparedness exercises for an outcome with no tangible benefits.