Brexit: Seafood lorries park near Downing Street in protest over new rules causing severe delays at EU border

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Lorries used to transport shellfish have parked near Downing Street after experiencing delays getting into the EU due to new Brexit rules

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"These are not 'teething issues' as reported by the government, and the consequences of these problems will be catastrophic on the lives of fishermen, fishing towns and the shellfish industry as a whole. Those at the protest said the government needed to understand the severity of the problems they face and the impact on coastal communities, many who rely on seafood sales to the EU to survive.

"Unfortunately, the demand in restaurants on the continent for UK fish has not been what it was before the pandemic, just because the restaurants have been closed for so long," he said.Brexit issues not just 'teething problems' - ex-Sainsbury's boss

 

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The delays are the fault of the EU, they are holding it up.

I feel for them. If the Scottish government had sorted out their paperwork with the £200 million Brexit fund things would have been different. Boris should take it back and sort it out himself

They’d be better off protesting in Brussels where the problem actually lies

Nothing from Dover then sky ? Not a peep ? I'm assuming all going well there?

TaKe BaCk OuR wAtErS 😂😂😂😂😂 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

Tough.

Well, Well, Well... What have we got here! Hope a certain SNP MP wasn't involved on anyway! ScottishNationalistParty ResignSturgeon DrainTheScexitSwamp

Why they voted for this. They should be happy its British water again.

Those drivers are being very shellfish.

haulage industry shoots itself in the foot again.

Bit Shellfish that

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