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British fishing businesses could go bust or move to Europe because of post-Brexit trading disruption, industry figures have warned, writes the BBC. MPs were told paperwork due to new border controls had proved a

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Britain could lose more jobs in its fishing sector if the current delays and increased costs involved in exporting to the EU post-Brexit are not ironed out soon, industry groups told British government officials on Tuesday (2 March).

Britain could lose more jobs in its fishing sector if the current delays and increased costs involved in exporting to the…

June Mummery branded the deal a "disaster" (Image: Unlocked_UK) Additional customs and paperwork delays meant it was currently taking up to 39 hours to get products to market - up from 22 prior to the Brexit deal coming into effect in January. Ms Fordyce warned the UK risked being usurped by competitors as a result of the "reputational" damage being done to the countrys fresh products. She added: "There are other countries waiting to take up these contracts - the Norwegians are all over the sal...

Representatives from trade bodies and business also called on government to negotiate with the EU to resolve the border crisis

BORIS Johnson has been put on the spot over Environment Secretary George Eustices attempt to blame the EU for the ban on shellfish exports to the EU - with Labour arguing the situation is in fact the result of negligence by the UK Government.

EU rules preventing UK companies from exporting unprocessed shellfish to the continent go against the spirit of the trade deal signed by Boris Johnson in December, a Brexiteer MP has claimed.

THE SNP have warned the

Shellfish cannot be imported into the EU without being processed (Image: GETTY) However, he added: “The live bivalve business covers everyone from the heritage sail-powered dredgers to multi-million-pound businesses that in the event that there is no resolution of the situation will go bust very quickly and will lose certainly far more than £23million as well as countless jobs, mortgage payments but as importantly the massive commitment of many people who have spent years building up their b...