Scotland farmers say the festive tradition could be the latest casualty of supply issues caused by Brexit currently plaguing the nation.
Retailers and farmers explain what shoppers should expect as Brexit and supply chain problems bite.
HMRC warns shoppers to be aware of post-Brexit changes before key Christmas shopping dates
25/11/2021
HMRC recommends people look at seven key areas to determine whether there will be charges on their goods.
The Government is denying visas to vital EU drivers and refusing to acknowledge the continued challenges facing companies who do business with Europe. As retailers start to stock up for Christmas, they face a severe shortage of products and drivers, claims ParcelHero.
Many Brits will be forced to go without a Christmas turkey this year because of Brexit labour shortages, MPs were told this afternoon.
Next, one of Britain’s biggest clothing retailers, warned it may struggle to deliver its normal service in the run up to Christmas unless the government relaxes post-Brexit immigration rules to allow more workers into the country.
Shortages are the only thing we don't seem to be running out of in the UK right now.
British cattle farmers are sending supplies to Ireland to be carved into cuts, according to the chief executive of the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA), before being brought back to the UK for consumption.
Shortfall in lorry drivers ‘could definitely impact Christmas’, says wine boss.
JAMES BALL examines the areas where Britain is now feeling the painful consequences of its departure from the EU.
How Brexit and the food supply chain crisis might take a bite out of your Christmas dinner
08/12/2021
With the pandemic worsening supply chain problems and UK worker shortages caused by Brexit, there’s a chance we may need to adapt our Christmas dinners this year.
Britain previously relied on foresters from Eastern Europe. Brexit is now putting its stock of Christmas trees at risk.
As British people walk among empty supermarket shelves, they could be forgiven for being concerned about Christmas. When the government deploys the army and desperately tries to import thousands of foreign temporary workers, the promised post-Brexit “sunlit uplands” seem rather distant. The most acute shortage is that of lorry drivers.
‘I’ve never known it like this’ – the UK’s struggle to get the Christmas turkey to the table
13/11/2021
Poultry farmers and meat processors have struggled to cope due to Covid- and Brexit-induced staff shortages. But help may soon be at hand.
A “double whammy” of Covid-19 and Brexit, which has led to a national shortage of logistics and security staff, has meant plans for this year’s Bath Christmas Market have been “reshaped”. / “We are so sad to announce that the Bath Christmas Market we know and love will not be going ahead this year.”
Sacha Berendji also told a House of Lords committee that M&S had faced increased costs and wastage due to new rules and administration.
A lack of lorry drivers, abattoir staff and fruit pickers caused by Brexit is threatening both consumers’ pockets and meat such as turkeys and pigs in blankets.
NI kids could see Santa run out of Christmas toys amid fears over Brexit-related shortages
07/09/2021
Toys at the top of Santa’s wish list could be in short supply in Northern Ireland this Christmas, parents have been warned.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said the fallout from Brexit is still to come, as the UK grapples with supply chain delays and truck driver shortages that could cause Christmas disruption to the retail sector.
The end of the holiday season heralds the return to centre stage of a number of burning Brexit-related issues this autumn.
'Not a single boot on ground until November': Businesses say government visa scheme is unworkable
29/09/2021
Lord Wolfson is a highly successful businessman, a prominent supporter of Brexit and a Conservative peer. He is, in short, the sort of man who should be in perfect alignment with a government led by Boris Johnson. He isn’t.
HGV shortage: Foreign lorry drivers say UK ‘not such an attractive place to work’ thanks to Brexit delays
28/09/2021
‘The effect of the British Government’s offer to go and work in the UK for three months is going to be nil’
Thousands of British petrol stations ran out of fuel due to panic buying on Monday, after days of long queues at pumps caused by the lorry driver shortage. Analysts say that, in addition to Covid, the speed of the Brexit process bears a lot of responsibility for the crisis...
Penneys issue Christmas shopping warning to Irish customers as stock delays expected due to Brexit
14/09/2021
Irish shoppers may have to wait a little bit longer for new pieces to land in store due to shipment disruptions.
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.