Brexit-caused food shortages noticed by 56 per cent of Britons, poll reveals
“Over 52 per cent. Is that the beginning of a national awakening?”
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).
“Over 52 per cent. Is that the beginning of a national awakening?”
Frost insisted that the European Union should accept a “substantial and significant change” to the deal already agreed by the UK.
On Monday, a passenger said the immigration process in Terminal 2 was “incompetent, ridiculous”, adding that he was forced to wait for more than five hours with “no water, no bathroom”.
"England has become a country where the pubs have no beer, farmers don't have anyone to pick their fruit, and even if they did there aren't enough lorry drivers to get it to the shops."
In a video from 2019, Farage says passionately that the food shortages threat is "Project Fear" and "should be utterly, completely, totally, disregarded.”
A professional body representing GPs has warned that the Brexit-caused shortages in HGV drivers will massively impact on practices and patients.
One industry representative said there are 500,000 vacancies across the supply chain, which means Brits should expect food prices to increase.
They had considered hiring European workers at the beginning of the pandemic last year but decided to try and hire locals instead.
He also called for the fast-tracking of Afghan refugees being processed to fill the void of workers.
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