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Public Policy Ed for @ft. DMs open. BOOK: What Went Wrong with Brexit: https://t.co/UP3yuNFih7

Sep 23, 2020, 5 tweets

A bushy-tailed @michaelgove now giving statement to Parliament on the #brexit border, "we need businesses to prepare" to make the most of the "opportunities" of leaving the EU single market.

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@michaelgove Still "plenty of time to prepare" he adds.

And Border Force recruiting 1,000 extra staff, with 100s more on the way.

And a new SmartFreight web portal, and an Check Change GO info campaign...you can see it here. Very inspiring.

Now @RachelReevesMP replies - and paints a rather different picture to the ebullient Mr Gove. Says the @RHARichardB and others are "tearing their hair out" at lack of government information and assistance. Urges govt to get a trade deal./

.@PeteWishart goes tonto at @michaelgove against "rogue state Britain" etc...and chickens coming home to roost...Mr Gove laughs, and "doesn't know where to start"...but then says UK will be prioritising day-old chicks and shellfish..then asks what currency indy Scotland will use?

@PeteWishart @michaelgove .@hilarybennmp now on his feet...knows his stuff as chair of EU exit Cmme...asks if GVMS & SmartFrieght are ready, when did that happen? Gove flustered momentarily; repeats they're being shared with business...so, er, not operational.

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