Brexit Border Chaos Looming For U.K. Holidaymakers, MPs Warn

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Although it is not clear exactly how much of the decline in trade in 2021 was the result of Brexit rather than the pandemic, "the new controls have created additional costs for businesses and affected international trade flows," according to a report by Parliament's Public Accounts Committee.
53% : The Brexit transition period ended on Dec. 31 2020, after which businesses had to make customs declarations when trading with the European Union.
42% : "One of the great promises of Brexit was freeing British businesses to give them the headroom to maximize their productivity and contribution to the economy," said Meg Hillier, the opposition Labour Party MP who chairs the committee.
39% : Border controls since the end of the Brexit transition period have piled costs on U.K. businesses, hit trade flows and may cause passenger chaos this year as normal cross-border travel returns with the end of Covid restrictions, a committee of lawmakers warned.

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