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The deadline to request an extension to the Brexit transition period is 30 June. Otherwise, if we don't agree a deal by 31 October, it's No-Deal on December 31.
So here are 20 reasons to #ExtendTheTransition, one on each day we have left.
The deadline to request an extension to the Brexit transition period is 30 June. Otherwise, if we don't agree a deal by 31 October, it's No-Deal on December 31.
So here are 20 reasons to #ExtendTheTransition, one on each day we have left.
Days to avoid No-Deal
1/2 UK fish is sold tariff-free to EU WTO rules force EU to put tariffs on UK fish That puts UK fish at a disadvantage against EU countries, including Norway who have a deal#ExtendTheTransition
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/ldselect/ldeucom/78/7811.htm
https://seafish.org/media/publications/Tariffs_on_imported_seafood_170330.pdf
Days to avoid No-DealThe doctors you've been clapping every Thursday ( @thebma) warned us 2 years ago that No-Deal Brexit would make us more vulnerable to pandemics.
So with a possible 2nd wave coming, maybe now's not the time?
#ExtendTheTransition
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/brexit-no-deal-nhs-pandemic-bma-final-say-voters-referendum-a8493221.html
Days to avoid No-DealThe National Crime Agency says the EU's security tools are necessary to keep the UK safe, as @MichaelGove agreed.
However they involve the exchange of personal data under EU human rights rules, which our government rejects.
@LabourSJ @YvetteCooperMP
Days to avoid No-DealIt'll lead to a worse deal.
What we sell to the EU is about 10% of UK GDP.
What the EU sell to us is about 3% of EU GDP.
So if we enter No-Deal, we'll be bleeding faster than the EU, i.e more desperate and at an even worse negotiating disadvantage.
days to avoid No-Deal.Because Boris Johnson has already admitted that if there isn't a deal that keeps us in line with EU standards, then he plans to lower our protections on workers' rights and environmental standards.
#ExtendTheTransition
days to avoid No-Deal 27% UK Lamb goes to the EU tariff free. No-Deal tariffs would make it unsellable.One of the many reasons why the UK's National Farmers' Union has said it would be a catastrophe for British farming.
#ExtendTheTransition https://twitter.com/NFUtweets/status/1177599489709940741
days to avoid No-DealCancer treatment is ALREADY behind due to Covid.
Cancer doctors say Brexit is ALREADY hurting our supply of the isotopes we need to treat cancer and No-Deal would make it much worse.
#ExtendTheTransition
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-49153073 https://twitter.com/RCRadiologists/status/1187712691349180416
Days to Avoid No-Deal. 1/2 UK cars are sold to the EU. No-Deal puts tariffs & checks on it all. Profitability
UK car industry = 823,000 Jobs. Businesses like Nissan say their UK business can't work under No-Deal (2 June).#ExtendTheTransition
Days to avoid No-DealNurses are the biggest single workforce within the NHS and they say No-Deal Brexit is the "worst possible outcome for nursing staff".
So did you mean it when you were clapping them, or was that just for you?
#ExtendTheTransition https://twitter.com/theRCN/status/1105768621509431298?s=19
Days to avoid No-DealNorthern Ireland has had 22yrs of peace due to the Good Friday Agreement balancing the wishes of those who want NI part of UK vs part of Ireland.
Brexit deal ties NI to Ireland; No Deal splits NI from GB, risking decades of peace.
#ExtendTheTransition
Days to avoid No-Deal. Coronavirus emptied UK supermarket shelves this year when people were just WORRIED it may hurt food supplies. 1/3 UK food comes from the EU. No-Deal adds red tape & tariffs.What happens if we damage 1/3 our food supply?
#ExtendTheTransition
