10 years in prison if you hide trip to ‘red zone’ country, says Hancock
Environment secretary George Eustice denounced the EU’s ban on the import of live British shellfish as "indefensible" after admitting on Monday the Brexit-driven ban was a “devastating blow” for the industry, which was valued at £393m in 2019.
The government had hoped that current bureaucracy — requiring seafood to be purified and accompanied by health certificates — would be lifted from April.
Mr Eustice said ministers disagreed with the EU’s approach and advised exporters that their “consignments may very well not be accepted at EU ports for now”.
Meanwhile, Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has insisted that the UK will not break up as a result of Brexit, while admitting that the Northern Ireland protocol “is not working” and needs “redefining”.
Speaking on Monday to the European Scrutiny Committee, Mr Gove said that “constitutional, territorial, political integrity” of the UK was “unaffected”, despite trade problems between Great Britain and Northern Ireland UK.
