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Faisal Islam @faisalislam
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“This would be needed regardless of Brexit” says one Government source - pointing out that the hard shoulders need to be hardened, and “several tens of thousands” of cones need to be bought too...
entire coastbound M20 between J8-9 - a 13 mile stretch between Maidstone & Ashford would be “used to hold HGVs” - 2000 lorry car park - while the Londonbound M20 would turn into a contraflow system of two lanes each, if £25m “Operation Brock” activated
... talked about this before - but Eurotunnel, Chambers of Commerce, and businesses now becoming very vocal, making videos about threat to their business and free flowing trade from both Government customs options... & leaving Customs Union generally:
I can’t think of a time in 15 years as an economics journalist 4 years as a political journalist when businesses and major infrastructure suppliers have been this willing to take on a Government’s direction of policy - it’s extraordinary that it seems normal - it’s not.
Here’s an account from a consortium of chambers of commerce and businesses visiting the Eurotunnel recently who left fearing Brexit Customs changes as a logistical nightmare and pondering relocations to Continent: businesswest.co.uk/blog/brexit-lo…
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