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Exclusive: DEFRA has been advising shellfish traders than an EU ban on live exports would end in April
However, the EU has told the industry that the ban is *indefinite*, in an email seen by PoliticsHome
Businesses say the post-Brexit ban will end them https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/exclusive-eu-tells-british-shellfish-traders-that-a-post-brexit-export-ban-is-indefinite-not-temporary
However, the EU has told the industry that the ban is *indefinite*, in an email seen by PoliticsHome
Businesses say the post-Brexit ban will end them https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/exclusive-eu-tells-british-shellfish-traders-that-a-post-brexit-export-ban-is-indefinite-not-temporary
Last month I reported that live mussels, cockles, and other shellfish caught in most UK waters were banned from the EU
DEFRA's advice was that this post-Brexit ban would end on April 21
However, a Commission email says it is indefinite, not temporary https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/exclusive-eu-tells-british-shellfish-traders-that-a-post-brexit-export-ban-is-indefinite-not-temporary
DEFRA's advice was that this post-Brexit ban would end on April 21
However, a Commission email says it is indefinite, not temporary https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/exclusive-eu-tells-british-shellfish-traders-that-a-post-brexit-export-ban-is-indefinite-not-temporary
The industry held an emergency meeting to discuss the bombshell, which was "contrary" to government info
I've seen a November email by Victoria Prentis saying the ban was temporary
DEFRA is aware of the EU's stance and will "continue to raise" it w/ them https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/exclusive-eu-tells-british-shellfish-traders-that-a-post-brexit-export-ban-is-indefinite-not-temporary
I've seen a November email by Victoria Prentis saying the ban was temporary
DEFRA is aware of the EU's stance and will "continue to raise" it w/ them https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/exclusive-eu-tells-british-shellfish-traders-that-a-post-brexit-export-ban-is-indefinite-not-temporary
A shellfish trader in Cumbria told me they'd have to invest up to £1m in new facilities to continue exporting
Their buyers are mostly in Spain & France
“This is not a teething issue, this is government removing all our teeth and leaving us unable to eat" https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/exclusive-eu-tells-british-shellfish-traders-that-a-post-brexit-export-ban-is-indefinite-not-temporary
Their buyers are mostly in Spain & France
“This is not a teething issue, this is government removing all our teeth and leaving us unable to eat" https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/exclusive-eu-tells-british-shellfish-traders-that-a-post-brexit-export-ban-is-indefinite-not-temporary
Another Cumbrian shellfish trader told me his businesses "wouldn't exist" without EU customers. "We have been building these customers for years," he said
95% of his exports go to France, mainly Brittany
Many businesses like these are going to collapse https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/exclusive-eu-tells-british-shellfish-traders-that-a-post-brexit-export-ban-is-indefinite-not-temporary
95% of his exports go to France, mainly Brittany
Many businesses like these are going to collapse https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/exclusive-eu-tells-british-shellfish-traders-that-a-post-brexit-export-ban-is-indefinite-not-temporary
New: Lib Dem @amcarmichaelMP writes to fisheries minister Victoria Prentis demanding "clarification on your part as to how businesses were so severely misled" about the live shellfish ban
DEFRA must show a "clear plan of action" for averting this "catastrophic" outcome, he says
DEFRA must show a "clear plan of action" for averting this "catastrophic" outcome, he says
