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Cattle, horses, mussels, models and bankers all being hit by new Brexit barriers. By the day, it becomes clearer that UK gov ministers and their Brexit advisors, such as Lord Frost, had no real understanding of what leaving the CU/SM would really mean. Brexit bill now coming due
"The UK’s cattle- and horse-breeding businesses could be at risk because of a government decision to cut funding for a Brexit inspection post for livestock at Portsmouth harbour, the local port, council and MP have claimed." https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/feb/01/brexit-funding-shortfall-threatens-uk-livestock-breeding-industry
"British fishermen have been told that they face a permanent ban on selling oysters, mussels and scallops to the Continent because they no longer comply with European food safety rules." https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/post-brexit-ban-on-british-shellfish-could-be-permanent-eu-warns-fishermen-l3x90bp5h
"The UK’s £35bn fashion and textile industry is facing “decimation” as a result of red tape and travel restrictions thrown up by the new post-Brexit trade agreement with the EU, Boris Johnson has been warned." https://www.ft.com/content/9275f5e1-8779-411c-ab65-5767f5e748d5?desktop=true&segmentId=d8d3e364-5197-20eb-17cf-2437841d178a#myft:notification:instant-email:content
"We are hamstrung by Brexit,” said a sales executive at a London-based fund management boutique. “We can’t sell our products into Europe from our UK HQ. We can’t call investors and there is a big grey area around what we’re legally allowed to do.” https://www.ft.com/content/e8f51cdb-39e9-4a82-aa95-a1120c351db1?desktop=true&segmentId=d8d3e364-5197-20eb-17cf-2437841d178a#myft:notification:instant-email:content