FTA reacts to Brexit report
The FTA has responded to reports about the implications of a no-deal Brexit.
The various scenarios were revealed in the Sunday Times. The government has said the report was out-dated and it’s no-deal planning have moved on since then.
James Hookham, deputy chief executive of FTA, said, ‘FTA, which speaks for the logistics sector, is concerned that none of the planned scenarios leaked in this weekend’s report have been shared with the logistics industry in meetings over the past three years. We are ready and waiting to adopt and adapt to new trading practices but without knowing the scenarios the government believes industry should prepare for, logistics operators cannot be expected to take adequate steps to get ready for a No Deal Brexit.
‘This is the first time the industry is learning of any threat to fuel supplies – a particularly worrying situation as this would affect the movement of goods across the country, not just to and from Europe, and could put jobs at risk throughout the sector which keeps Britain trading.’
