Brexit damaging trade

Feb 9th 2022 - The Guardian

Brexit damaging trade with EU, says public accounts committee

Brexit red tape has damaged Britain’s trade with the EU and the situation could worsen unless the government works with Brussels to reduce hold-ups at UK ports, parliament’s spending watchdog has said.

Only hours after Jacob Rees-Mogg was appointed minister for Brexit opportunities, a report by the cross-party public accounts committee (PAC) said border checks in place since the beginning of the year had increased business costs and “suppressed” trade with the EU.

Maybe I am slow, or this is hard to see from outside the UK, but “Minister for Brexit Opportunities”? What opportunities?

Unless, of course, this means exporting biting, sarcastic and ironic comedy about Brexit, in the vein of Blackadder.

That I have to admit, is a real Opportunity!