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Boris Johnson has said there are teething problems regarding trade between Britain and Northern Ireland in the wake of exiting the Brexit transition period. However, the Prime Minister told the Commons Liaison Committee that things were running smoothly . Former Labour minister Hilary Benn questioned Mr Johnson on whether he would extend the three-month grace period for Export Health Certificates for trade between Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Post-Brexit, the SNP has been accused of delaying export paperwork for Scottish fishermen in order to push their pursuit for an independent Scotland. Such are the apparent delays, fishermen are now being forced to wait five times longer to export produce to the continent. With checks performed by Holyrood, Scottish Tories have accused the SNP of not “lifting a finger” to help Scottish fishermen.
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Northern Ireland business, freight and farm organisations have highlighted a litany of problems within the first week of the operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol, pointing to a lack of information for traders and poor preparedness, especially among companies in Britain exporting goods to Northern Ireland.
The House of Commons Northern Ireland Affairs Committee heard evidence of food consignments being prevented from crossing to Northern Ireland because of a poor understanding of the paperwork required.
There have also been instances of GB suppliers preferring not to ship food products to Northern Ireland retailers.
On one occasion, a haulage firm was forced to resort to YouTube to work out what paperwork was required when bringing food consignments into Northern Ireland, the committee heard.