Brits ‘in denial’ about what Brexit means
"Once upon a time we had frictionless access to France, and freedom of movement into the entire European Union. Then we voted to get rid of that, and here we are."
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).
"Once upon a time we had frictionless access to France, and freedom of movement into the entire European Union. Then we voted to get rid of that, and here we are."
"I love how he can't imagine how a queue might work in practice", comedian Danny Wallace said.
“To keep blue badge users in limbo is simply unacceptable. Blue badges are issued because of specific health reasons, and to not have their status confirmed two years down the line is simply outrageous."
“Leaving the EU makes it much harder to leave the UK," the travel journalist has concluded.
Queues are building at the Port of Dover amid fears that the severe disruption seen in recent days could return to Kent.
Brexit “certainly is contributing” to the situation, with “a harder border than there was before”.
Well, this is awkward: The Tories and their bombastic boasts have come back to haunt them, following the weekend's disruption in Dover.
Oh, so THAT'S what we voted for? It seems the people suffering most from the UK's new Brexit border policies are the Brits themselves...
Liz Truss has hit out at the French authorities for the border chaos, but the government rejected an offer to double the number of passport booths in 2020.
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