Brits could SAVE money by picking up pressies in Paris this Christmas
Thanks to Brexit, online shopping is so expensive that taking the Eurostar to Paris is cheaper than ordering from the continent.
The UK is the first and so far only country to have left the EU and Brexit was and is the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom). The official withdrawal was at 23:00 31 January 2020 GMT (00:00 CET).
Thanks to Brexit, online shopping is so expensive that taking the Eurostar to Paris is cheaper than ordering from the continent.
Which? said shoppers buying from the EU could face additional fees of up to £300 this Christmas.
Adverse weather conditions and a shortage of lorry drivers and fruit pickers are behind the problem after EU citizens quit Britain, according to reports.
Ann Widdecombe and Martin Daubney are reportedly being lined up as new presenters.
“We’re talking about their own citizens that they are causing grief to which I find disappointing but I also don’t think anyone intended Brexit to be this way, to be very harsh on immigration from Europeans, and I find it excessive actually," he told TLE.
The international trade secretary said Brexit meant ditching long-held "assumptions and attitudes".
The Food and Drink Federation said Lord Frost's latest delay"penalises those who follow government advice".
One couple had sold their home in Brussels and are now having to move between Airbnbs with their children because of a Home Office rejection.
"Lord Frost trying to cement his reputation as the worst negotiator of all time here," wrote Ian Dunt.
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