Re: Will Someone Please Shut Him Up!!
Hi
There is another way of looking at this Shroppy.
Perhaps he is just pointing out some of the practicalities of leaving, especially in relation to immigration and WTO tariff Collection?
The EU are no idiots and we have basically wasted a year in preparing for Brexit.
They know this.
In relation to WTO Tariffs, they know exactly where we are, they are members of the WTO themselves and have negotiated Trade Deals for us, as part of the EU, for decades.
They are aware, as Liam Fox has acknowledged, that we still have a team working on identifying the UK share of the Schedules, which is the boring, but crucial bit of maintaining existing free Trade Agreements with Non EU we are currently part of .
These have to be lodged with the WTO and agreed.
Such matters are in the Public Domain and the EU are well aware of our lack of progress in this matter.
In relation to EU Immigration, the same applies.
Amber Rudd has only just ordered the survey to find out where our skills shortages are to work out our visa system for EU Immigration.
This is going to take a year and then it must be agreed by Parliament and new systems and staff put in place.
The UK has not even made a decision on Travel Documents for visitors from the EU, currently they are allowed to travel with ID Cards, not Passports.
We will, quite simply, not be ready to introduce controls on leaving day.
I find it very sad that our Politicians have been so slow off the mark.