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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 Eustice's 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 business, and put in not just money but blood sweat and tears.” In general, shellfish such as oyste...