The @Foodanddrinkfed's Ian Wright gives government both barrels
He says much of the chaos "should've been avoided" as HMG was "well aware of the power" of its Covid announcement
He says HMG should compensate affected traders "who have lost out from that failure of authority"
He says much of the chaos "should've been avoided" as HMG was "well aware of the power" of its Covid announcement
He says HMG should compensate affected traders "who have lost out from that failure of authority"
Stark from the @RHANews' Duncan Buchanan, who says port chaos is of "a different order of magnitude, and in the context of Brexit and what is coming from January 1, this is the start of a very, very serious supply chain disruption of the like that probably have never experienced"
The RHA's Buchanan says the government's reported plan to test drivers is "a waste of time" and "knee-jerk" policy
He says it is "counterproductive" as it'll just lead to drivers mixing in a field in Kent
The treatment of drivers is "pathetic," he adds
Damning evidence so far
He says it is "counterproductive" as it'll just lead to drivers mixing in a field in Kent
The treatment of drivers is "pathetic," he adds
Damning evidence so far
The @the_brc's Andrew Opie tells the @CommonsBEIS that unless the freight border re-opens in the next 24 hours, there will be shortages of fresh produce imports — e.g citrus fruit, lettuce, broccoli — in the UK from December 27th
The RHA's Buchanan says the UK treatment of lorry drivers is "unacceptable"
"We are really creating a hostile environment for foreign hauliers to come here, as well as our own hauliers'
Drivers are being fined for parking in lay-bys when they have nowhere else to go, he says
"We are really creating a hostile environment for foreign hauliers to come here, as well as our own hauliers'
Drivers are being fined for parking in lay-bys when they have nowhere else to go, he says
Ian Wright: "It does seem astonishingly inconsistent that Shapps is handing out refunds to those who might not have been able to meet their granny for Xmas but isn't prepared to save businesses that have lost product as a consequence of the actions that he & his colleagues took"
The RHA's Duncan Buchanan's Jan 1 forecast: "I've described it as somewhere between a shambles and a catastrophe... and I stick by that. Everything I'm seeing in the last 24-48 hours leads me to believe that we're going to be in a very bad position"
Not quite "prosper mightily"
Not quite "prosper mightily"
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