Scottish fishermen say 'Brexit carnage' threatens to kill their business

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Scottish fisherman parked their trucks near UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office at 10 Downing Street to protest post-Brexit red tape they say has made it almost impossible to sell British seafood to the European Union

Many of them drove several hours from Scotland, where the fishing industry is in crisis because paperwork issues and administrative errors related to new border checks and customs rules are delaying shipments to Europe. Trucks carried slogans such as"Brexit carnage" and"Incompetent government destroying shellfish industry!"Scotland Food and Drink, a trade body, estimates that seafood merchants are losing £1 million a day, placing some businesses days away from collapse.

"The prime minister also blamed the closure of restaurants in Europe for a drop in demand for UK fish.Problems in ScotlandDR Collin & Sons, a seafood business based south of Edinburgh, ordinarily sends one to two trucks a day to France that are each loaded with £150,000 of live lobsters, crabs and langoustines. The company, which employs 200 people, has lost more than 90% of its revenue since January 1, according to head of transport David Rosie.

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This is bilge,this was organised by friends of the S N P Scotland’s failing government.

Many thanks for the coverage, pity our media chooses to ignore. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇺🇸

Deasbad Correct - boats have been tied up for days now. You should interview them........

art_iculate Thanks for covering this 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

BBCScotlandNews is so Pro-Boris Johnson and against an Independent Scotland, it tried to downplay this story. Here is its main news page from the day of the protest, no mention. Don’t Trust The BBC, UKs Fox TV

Why did they want to be one of the higher up in the third world? We at least voted our evil crazy leader out before we joined the third world.

Boris wasn't arsed and the all went home having spent £500 on fuel and wasted earnings. They are big trucks. Drive the fucking things onto downing street!!

Well.. They did choose it didn't they? Or was it only the English fishermen? 🤔 Anyhow... You make the bed, you sleep on it... 🤷🏻‍♀️

Confusing. Wasn’t there a Brexit vote? Another example of people choosing emotionally without checking the repercussions.

What?!!! They didn't rush the place? Wimps!!!

England is the only one of the 4 uk countries that voted to leave and simply it won because of population. Scotland has around 6 mil, northern Ireland about 1.5 mil and Wales 3 mil. England has the rest

Makes the 🇺🇸 feel a little less lonely, but at least you've got rid of your monster after four years. The 🇬🇧 is stuck with Brexit for a generation.

Time for another Referendum.

They got what they wanted so what’s the problem? BrexitDeal

They've known this was coming since 2016, if you're in business and haven't prepared and planned for this, you're fucked anyway.

'Every country has the government it deserves'

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