Exports to EU fall dramatically by 68% since Brexit
The volume of exports going through British ports to the European Union (EU) countries fell by 68 percent last month compared with January last year, as the result of the British withdrawal from the EU.
The dramatic drop has been reported to Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove by the Road Haulage Association (RHA) after a survey of its international members.
The Road Haulage Association's chief executive, Richard Burnett, told the Observer on Saturday (February 06) that in addition to 68 percent reduction in exports, the organization had also found 65-75% of vehicles arriving from the EU, returning empty to the bloc.
The reduction is assumed to be due to a lack of goods, delays in the UK, and because British companies had halted exports to the continent.
Furthermore, when it comes to exports, lots of paper work is required and according to Mr. Burnett, there is an urgent need to increase the number of customs agents to help firms with mountains of extra paperwork.
Mr. Burnett said it was "deeply frustrating and annoying that ministers have chosen not to listen to the industry and experts".
He also said he had received no response from cabinet minister Michael Gove, despite his association's pleas for help.
"Michael Gove is the master of extracting information from you and giving nothing back. He responds on WhatsApp and says he got the letter but no written response comes”, Burnett complained.
Burnett’s complaints come in the wake of Attorney General Suella Braverman’s boastful comments about the government’s supposed Brexit-related achievements.
Amid the mounting post-Brexit challenges for the UK, Braverman felt sufficiently optimistic to praise the Brexit deal and to that end she told the Sunday Telegraph that “Boris stood up to the EU last year and we got a good deal”.
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