Crisps lorry held up for two days by Northern Irish Brexit checks, MPs told
First published on Thu 21 Jan 2021 10.18 EST A lorryload of potato crisps destined for a Northern Ireland supermarket was held up for two days because of Brexit checks, MPs have been told. The Conservative MP Sir Bernard Jenkin made the claim at the Commons public accounts committee (PAC) as the Labour party was told of the “disastrous” impact of the Northern Ireland protocol. Hauliers told the shadow chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, Rachel Reeves, that Northern Irish Brexit checks had caused shortages of food, deliveries of equipment to the NHS and farm machinery, despite claims by ...
Source: theguardian.com