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Scoop: the U.K.& #39;s draft Brexit border plan has no detail on how Dover-Calais lorry traffic would work 1/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-25/britain-s-post-brexit-border-plan-has-a-truck-sized-hole-in-it?sref=yMmXm5Iy">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...
The government has circulated an 89-page document with industry with its proposals for the U.K.-EU border from 2021, seen by Bloomberg 2/
Curiously, there is just a blank page where there& #39;s supposed to be the process for roll-on, roll-off freight e.g. the ~10,000 trucks that go through Dover-Calais each day.
It& #39;s called the `pre-lodgement& #39; model, where customs paperwork is filed electronically in advance 3/
It& #39;s called the `pre-lodgement& #39; model, where customs paperwork is filed electronically in advance 3/
In other words, 4 years on from the Brexit referendum, there is still no confirmed plan for how lorries can seamlessly cross between the U.K. and EU after the divorce 4/
The draft plan is also blank on how the border would work in the first six months to July 2021, when full import controls kick in, plus on Northern Ireland 5/
This is a draft document and the Cabinet Office says it continues to work on proposals with industry, with the full plan due to be published in mid-July.
“We are continuing to develop our systems in preparation for the end of the transition period” they said 6/
“We are continuing to develop our systems in preparation for the end of the transition period” they said 6/
But industry is not impressed. The new regime will kick in for road freight travelling between GB and NI in just 5 months time, with a new IT system.
“The whole thing is just a shambles,” says @macswineyspeaks, co-chair of a gov-backed working group on EU transition 7/
“The whole thing is just a shambles,” says @macswineyspeaks, co-chair of a gov-backed working group on EU transition 7/
The Port of Dover also wants to see movement.
“There is much work still to do,& #39;& #39; said Tim Reardon, head of EU Exit. “The next few weeks and months will be busy.” 8/
“There is much work still to do,& #39;& #39; said Tim Reardon, head of EU Exit. “The next few weeks and months will be busy.” 8/
All the while, the EU says it will impose full customs controls on UK exports from Jan 1. 2021, trade deal or not 9/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-18/eu-says-it-won-t-ease-customs-controls-on-u-k-after-brexit?sref=yMmXm5Iy">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...
So, plenty of work still to do to get the machinery of Brexit right, even though there& #39;s been years to prepare... and the clock ticks on ends/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-25/britain-s-post-brexit-border-plan-has-a-truck-sized-hole-in-it?sref=yMmXm5Iy">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...
