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).
The Netherlands British Chamber of Commerce said they have been working “night and day” on inquiries from UK companies in recent weeks.
The UK has shot itself in the foot by leaving the EU without trade deals with China and the US.
The move to impinge on the protocol had blindsided both the UK and Ireland and was condemned by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Some companies in South Yorkshire and Derbyshire have already lost customers following Britain’s formal severing of ties with Brussels earlier this month.
An announcement last July that he would assume the key post of NSA led to criticism because, unlike previous holders of the post, he is a political adviser rather than a career civil servant, and lacks security experience.
“This shows how ludicrous and unacceptable the outworking of the Northern Ireland Protocol are in practice."
Industry officials said Peterhead in Scotland, Europe’s biggest fish market, has been turned into a ghost town by Brexit due to boats being “tied up” and exporters “crippled”.
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