Another month goes by and the Government is still struggling to give us the “easiest thing in human history”, as Liam Fox put it. This, keep-calm-and-drink-tea attitude is nothing more than childish ignorance, whilst a deal with the biggest, we repeat, THE BIGGEST, trading partner the UK is supposed to be bringing stability and prosperity to our businesses and everyday lives. This ever looming no-deal outcome is adding what we actually wanted to get rid of: high costs of living and frustrating bureaucracy.

If the Government cannot get Brexit done, the people of Britain and their businesses will have to make their own deal. Below, is a handful of examples of how the government’s lackluster approach is currently affecting this country:

• Food & Drinks: 18% tariff based on WTO terms, unless we wave them through at the border to keep our shelves full to avoid rationing
• Automotives: 4,5% tariff on imported car parts based on WTO terms, while currently more than half of all cars exported are sold to the EU, making British cars less attractive to buy
• Transport: 7,000 lorries waiting at the border, risking making business in the UK so unattractive that haulier may not even be willing to travel to the UK at all. Stockpiling is only a short-term solution.
• Agriculture: under WTO term we must expect 50% on barley, 80% on beef and 45% on lamb
• Finance: 7,500 jobs have already moved from London to the continent! Weakening London as a long-established financial hub
• Medicines: luckily, still traded under EU regulations, but a reliable supply chain will be hampered by unnecessary checks and queues at the border

All this hassle and upheaval is more reminiscent of a late Soviet Russia than a modern, sovereign Britain in the 21st century, and the cost of this mismanagement will be passed on to the average consumer. Brexit reality in our wallets. Is this what Vote Leave was selling us during their campaign? Certainly not. This is clearly not the deal the people of Britain want.

How many have already lost their job during the pandemic? How many are already struggling to feed their kids? How many already need to close their pubs and shops? Brexit will hit most those that need stability.

What’s for Christmas, Prime Minister?

Written by Alex Haida, spokesperson on Europe. All opinions in this article reflect those of the author and not of the Renew Party.

How many have already lost their job during the pandemic? How many are already
struggling to feed their kids? How many already need to close their pubs and shops? Brexit
will hit most those that need stability.

What’s for Christmas, Prime Minister?