and Eurotunnel
Yeah, not good.
‘Freight crisis. France blocks lorry movements from UK for 48 hrs due to new COVID strain alarm. Government caught off guard by this. Ministers and officials just beginning to assess the situation. DFT in charge tonight but will be a Cabinet Office convened meeting tomorrow am..‘ @BBC
1) Perhaps - but free movement of goods / people is still protected under the Withdrawal Agreement so that is a pretty serious accusation. If that was the reason I would expect a massive outcry from all of the legal experts /politicians / journalists at the breach of international law you are implying. I reckon its Covid.Two points of order here
1/France Netherlands and Belgium quick to ban us - errr...fishing......
2/ why the fuck would we do that? Despite advice to the contrary Johnson let people from all over the globe fly into the UK from March or fly through here as a hub - the UK track record indicates nothing would be done to stop people if it were to affect the economy.
He seems to want No Deal, even if that proves that the EU has not moved (assuming the viable walk-away option is "No Deal"). Personally, if the German guy's explanation of the gap is right, I'd say the EU should move rather than have no deal at all on fishing rights. But then the UK should move so that our fish exporters can keep tariff-free access to EU markets. The only meagre consolation of No Deal is that the "viable walkaway option to force movement from the EU" will have been trashed as a negotiating ploy.Personally I'm still waiting for someone to post details of the "viable walk-away option" so that it can be disected and discussed in detail.
Perhaps a willing "leaver" could help raise the level of the thread and oblige.
Or one could post details of the UK's plan for the UK fishing fleet that will come in to effect in 11 days, to tide us over until it's completed.
Wait a minute, are you telling me that countries in the EU already have control of their own borders?! Surely not.Yeah, not good.
‘Freight crisis. France blocks lorry movements from UK for 48 hrs due to new COVID strain alarm. Government caught off guard by this. Ministers and officials just beginning to assess the situation. DFT in charge tonight but will be a Cabinet Office convened meeting tomorrow am..‘ @BBC
VerbotenGermany to stop all incoming UK flights from midnight (die Welt). Landings forbidden.
The mutant strain was in Spain. We didn't shut down flights. Because Brits are invulnerable, world-beating scoffers at danger.Yes but it isn't an EU thing, it is individual decisions of the member states. If there was a mutant strain in Spain, say, I'd hope we were shutting down flights to the UK from there. Makes sense.
1) Perhaps - but free movement of goods / people is still protected under the Withdrawal Agreement
and Eurotunnel
Perhaps explains why Frost got out earlier...
Haven’t they extended the deadline?no deal sealed then, passed the deadline for EU Parliament passing any agreement
Don’t think so?Haven’t they extended the deadline?
Thought there was 48hrs left
There’s always a way I guess.Unless there is another way round it
no deal sealed then, passed the deadline for EU Parliament passing any agreement
Think they can implement a deal pending ratification, if they get agreement in principle.Unless there is another way round it