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The fishing agreement within Boris Johnson s landmark Brexit trade deal has failed to undo the disadvantageous arrangement faced by British fisherman for the past 40 years, according to the National Federation of Fishermen s Organisations (NFFO). The NFFO s Chief Executive Barrie Deas told Times Radio in some important aspects nothing has changed .
Businesses should brace for significant border disruption as France orders ports crackdown
It came as retailers, couriers, fishing bodies and logistics firms warned they had been hit by a perfect storm
8 January 2021 • 8:18pm
Michael Gove has told businesses to brace for “significant disruption” at the border as France ordered its ports to crack down on lorries arriving from Britain with incorrect paperwork from Monday.
With business leaders warning that post-Brexit red tape is already hampering the flow of trade across the Channel, Mr Gove said the Government would “redouble” its efforts to communicate changes to firms and hauliers.
He added that the impact of new EU trading arrangements would be felt most firmly on the “Dover-Calais route,” with figures released on Friday showing 700 lorries travelling through Kent had already been turned away at the border since January 1.
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Speaking to DW, political scientist Tanja Borzel claimed Boris Johnson has failed to deliver on his promise to take back control as she analysed the Brexit deal the Prime Minister has signed with the EU in December. Ms Borzel argued that as the UK will still be forced to comply with some EU laws and to pay into the Brussels annual budget, Britain is yet to be independent from the bloc.