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6 Dec, 6 tweets, 6 min read
๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿš—๐Ÿฆฎ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿฉ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿšจ๐ŸšจSo a #brexit nugget in pet passports situation after Jan 1 - @MPGeorgeEustice tells #marr U.K. will probably be โ€œPart 2โ€ listed country - @guidedogs are furious. News will disappoint many. 1/thread
@MPGeorgeEustice @guidedogs Here's the exchange on #Marr. Basically on pet passports UK could be Part 1 (little change), Part 2 (more change) and Unlisted (huge change) and it looks like we'll be in middle. /2
@MPGeorgeEustice @guidedogs Looks like that's less than what UK asked for - per this BBC Reality Check piece from January that says we wanted Part 1 status.

So what does it mean in practice? /3

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-419696โ€ฆ
@MPGeorgeEustice @guidedogs So UK joins Part 2 list here. So that means only enter through designated points TPE; new health certificate for every trip from vet; rabies jabs, microchips and tapeworm proof (where necessary) /4

ec.europa.eu/food/animals/pโ€ฆ
@MPGeorgeEustice @guidedogs That's quite a lot more hassle than now but a LOT better than being 'unlisted' where you have to get a blood test within 30 days or rabies jab and send to EU-approved lab and wait up to 3 months for results! But bad news for guide dog owners, for example /5
@MPGeorgeEustice @guidedogs Pretty furious statement here from @guidedogs policy chief Blanche Shackleton...

but then I guess #Brexit means #Brexit (or now it's starting to mean lots of *actual* real things, not just vacuous aspirations.

6/ENDS

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So. All the top #Brexit mandarins were out today answering Qs from @CommonsPAC and they were confident on Jan 1 borders, including predicting a "fourfold increase in capacity" for customs next year - per Alex Chisolm of Cab Office. Is that right? /1

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