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Joel Hills

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New: we were told Brexit would make food cheaper. Next week, border checks on EU imports begin which will make food more expensive. Analysis for @itvnews shows the government’s BTOM could add £8.50 a month to the average household shop. Full story 👇

New checks on EU imports could add more than £8 to average monthly food shop | ITV News

For retailers across the country, a post-Brexit world means being tangled up in red-tape and customs charges. | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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Joel Hills

@ITVJoel

3 years

Sources close to Port of Dover and Eurotunnel are baffled by the PM’s insistence that there were only 174 lorries parked on the M20 during his press conference. At the time Boris Johnson was speaking @Kenthighways told me there were 500. The number has just risen to 945.

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6 years

This is what real power looks like. CEOs, politicians, journalists watch in hushed silence as President Trump sweeps up the stairs. Davos becomes Versailles.

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A week ago, the PM said “it looks to me” that P&O Ferries “has broken the law, and we will be taking action”. Today the Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, confirmed the government will not take be taking P&O to court because it is “not in the position to”. So what happened? 🧵

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A City source points out that the word “fish” (industry which creates £446m of gross value added to UK economy and employees 12,000 people) appears 368 times in 1246-page trade deal. “Financial services” (which adds £132 billion and supports 1.1 million jobs) appears 90 times.

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The unions argue that P&O’s UK crew were easy to fire because their contracts were issued in Jersey as part of P&O’s “offshore employment model”. I’m told P&O has c50 Dutch + French crew, employed on contracts in the Netherlands and France who weren’t dismissed yesterday. 🧵

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Chancellor confirms that UK has given up trying to secure greater access to EU markets for financial services firms. City of London has been largely cut off since Brexit completed at end of last year. Sunak says deal on equivalence “has not happened”.

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“The pool of people is smaller, it’s just maths”. EasyJet CEO says Brexit is affecting his ability to recruit. Johan Lundgren says the airline has had to turn down 8,000 applications from EU nationals. EasyJet is set to cancel thousands more flights between July and September

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Another slightly awkward issue for government is that P&O’s owner, DP World, also owns Thames Freeport - one of eight of the much trumpeted “freeports” in the UK. Freeports are the government’s big idea to encourage trade post-Brexit with simpler customs and tax regulations.

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Port of Dover has initiated the Travel Access Protocol - where A20 is used as overflow for lorries - on 10 of the last 21 days. Brexit has slowed down things at the EU border. In September, new biometric checks are set to cause more delays. Full story:

New biometric checks at EU border in Dover will cause 'miles of traffic jams' | ITV News

There are already queues of lorries outside the Port of Dover. The port's boss and MPs explained to Joel Hills why the queues are about to get longer. | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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The company that makes Lysol and Dettol has just issued a statement making it clear that only a lunatic would consider injecting themselves with disinfectant. Company says it is responding to “recent speculation and social media activity”.

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3 years

I’ve just spoken to a Polish HGV driver who calculates he could earn £2,000 a month more in the UK than he does currently in Germany. But he says he won’t be applying for a temporary visa because 3 months is too short. The minimum length he would accept is 12 months.

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3 years

The PM also said delays were “only occurring at Dover” which handles “only 20%” of goods sent UK to EU. Boris Johnson failed to mention Eurotunnel which is another 26% (see EY report below) Dover + Eurotunnel = almost HALF of the goods sent UK to EU. Did the PM not know this?

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Just over a year ago ⁦ @SteveBarclay ⁩ visited Norton Motorcycles. He called it a “great business” that would thrive when UK leaves the EU. Norton went into administration two days ago. CEO claims “uncertainties over Brexit” were a major factor in the company’s failure.

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2 years

“Of course Brexit is a factor, the government is just trying to cover this up”. The Goods Vehicle Movement Service is designed to minimise border delays. But @unitetheunion says its adoption on 1st Jan is causing lorry queues outside Dover. Full story:

New Brexit border checks causing queues at Dover and it'll get worse, says union | ITV News

Business Editor Joel Hills explores what has been happening on a major road to the Port of Dover, as the government denies the queues are Brexit-related. | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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1 year

Treasury statement this morning repeats the (disputed) claim that inflation-busting (11%) pay-rises for public sector workers would cost £28 billion. Interestingly, the government’s own forecaster estimates Brexit has cost the chancellor £13 bn in lost tax revenue this year…

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Exclusive: New post-Brexit border rules published by @DefraGovUK are predicted to push up cost of importing fruit and vegetables from the EU by £200 million a year. @fpcfreshtalk warns that consumers will pay higher prices as a result.

Fruit and veg prices predicted to rise in UK when new post-Brexit controls bite | ITV News

The price of many fruit and vegetables on sale in the UK is predicted to rise again when new post-Brexit import controls are introduced later this year. | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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Brexit is costing the government billions of pounds in lost tax, according to new analysis by @CER_EU Extra revenue would be useful at a time when living standards are being squeezed. Full story here:

Brexit cost the UK billions in lost trade and tax revenues, research finds | ITV News

The economy is around 5% smaller than it would have been if the UK had stayed in the EU, the Centre for European Reform has found. | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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Microsoft halted sales in Russia yesterday and condemned the “unjustified, unprovoked and unlawful invasion” of Ukraine. Meanwhile another US giant is quietly getting on with business as usual, selling Big Macs in Moscow’s Pushkin Square and at 846 other restaurants in Russia.

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The @RMTunion says P&O plans to restart its ferry service in Dover using agency crew from India + will pay them the equivalent of $2.38 (£1.80) an hour. RMT doesn’t offer proof but this is plausible and - while some may find this shocking - it would be legal. I’ll explain… 🧵

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3 years

Ever wondered what happened to all those shipping containers of PPE that were blocking the Port of Felixstowe? Around 7,000 of them are now here at Port of Ipswich. The government has rented more than 10 acres there to store them. Every one of these has PPE in it.

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Kiddimax is an online retailer in Blackpool. It sold £600,000 of toys to France, Germany, Italy and Spain last year but its EU sales have collapsed. An estimated 150,000 sellers on Amazon and other marketplaces have been hit by Brexit charges. Full story:

British sellers on Amazon and other online marketplaces hit by Brexit charges | ITV News

Many small businesses that sold to the EU are being forced to raise prices because of new tariffs. | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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3 years

“Tariff free does not feel like tariff free when you read the fine print” - Steve Rowe, CEO, M&S. 50 large UK retailers - including Tesco, H&M, Boots, Matalan, Dixons, Argos - are assessing the cost of EU tariffs as a result of the trade deal. Full story:

Debenhams closes online in Ireland as 50 major UK retailers face EU tariffs | ITV News

It is no longer possible for Debenhams to deliver orders to the Republic of Ireland "due to uncertainty around post-Brexit trade rules". | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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Joel Hills

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2 months

This is the real story today.: GDP per Head in UK is 1.1% LOWER than before COVID (Q3 2019) It’s 2.7% higher in EU And 6% higher in US - why is UK doing so badly? Growing the economy by growing the population leaves no one better off.

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Seriously people - look at what's happening in terms of GDP/capita (which is what ultimately matters for our living standards). This is a proper recession just being hidden by having more people - GDP/capita declined 0.7 per cent in 2023 with falls in every single quarter

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The UK Statistics Authority has reprimanded Laura Trott MP for stating (twice) that “taxes for the average worker have gone down by £1000 ”. UKSA says the public may have been “mislead - or at least confused” by Trott’s comments, which were made last November in the Commons…

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3 years

The government says there are 1523 lorries parked on the M20 + at Manston airfield. Several hundred more spent the night in Dover and on the side of the M2. I know this because I passed them on the way home last night. This was Dover seafront. Spare a thought for the poor drivers

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P&O Ferries continues to pay some of its crew less than half the UK minimum wage thanks to a gap in the legal protection for seafarers which the government promised to close. Full report here:

P&O Ferries paying crew under £5 an hour after government pledged minimum wage | ITV News

ITV News and The Guardian has seen contracts and payslips which show that P&O is still paying some crew less than £5 an hour. | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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3 years

And don’t forget, the Channel Tunnel is closed as well as Port of Dover. Boris Johnson neglected to mention Eurotunnel at his press conference yesterday. As a result he told journalists that the chaos affects “only 20%” of UK-EU trade in goods - it’s more like 50%. PM has moxie.

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“It’s not a good deal” - senior staff at the CBI express strong misgivings about the updated political declaration, although the organisation is publicly backing it.

Email blunder reveals doubts within CBI about May's draft Brexit agreement | ITV News

The CBI inadvertently sent ITV News internal emails which highlight a difference between its public views and those held internally. | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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4 years

At a time when the likes of Asda and Arcadia are cancelling clothing orders, Primark is pledging to stand by its suppliers. Company will ensure “everyone in a vulnerable country who worked on a Primark garment, whether completed or not, is paid for that work”. Deeply impressive.

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New: in the third full week of January 65% of the lorries travelling from the UK to the EU via France were empty. Trade across the English Channel - a vital freight route - is depressed and Brexit is in part to blame. Full story here:

Majority of lorries crossing channel to France are empty as Brexit hits trade | ITV News

New customs rules since Brexit are not solely to blame for the slump in trade, but they are a significant factor. | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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New: Amazon has suspended sales of alcohol from its website in Northern Ireland and there may be many more delistings to come. Even the world’s most successful retailer is struggling to make the new customs rules work post-Brexit. Full story here:

Amazon halts alcohol sales in Northern Ireland and may de-list more products | ITV News

The new customs arrangement with the EU means Amazon may have to pay the same tax twice to get alcohol to the EU. | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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2 years

How messy and unclear. The Secretary of State at the time the EU law was implemented was Chris Grayling. We don’t know whether he deliberately or accidentally left out the power of prosecution for companies who do not notify the flag-state authority. I’ve tried calling him.

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3 years

This is extraordinary.

UK Statistics Authority rebukes Gove over Brexit figures

Cabinet Office used ‘unverifiable data’ to rebut a Road Haulage Association survey showing export volumes dropped by 68%

www.theguardian.com

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2 years

“The 2018 amendment was supposed to improve the employment protection of seafarers. It has ended up removing the penalty for failing to notify the government of dismissals in good time, which is disappointing.” Andrew Burns QC - gave evidence to joint select committes on P&O.

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3 years

Michael Barnier says it is one of his regrets that UK has “decided not to participate” in The Erasmus Programme - a student exchange project which was established in 1987.

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8 years

Unilever told Tesco it wanted to up its prices by 10% due to weak £. Tesco refused and so, as of today, Unilever is not supplying them.

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The former owner of Norton Motorcycles, Stuart Garner, has admitted illegally using money from 3 pension schemes to invest in the business. Maximum penalty is 2 years in prison. Norton was feted by a series of government ministers. Here is Garner in 2018 with Stephen Barclay.

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4 years

This is the price change report sent to c600 ⁦ @SportsDirectUK ⁩ stores this morning. “Slazenger baseball bat” was £19.99, now £29.99. “Everlast dumbbell set (18kg)” was £44.99, now £64.99. Store manager says “it’s incredibly rare for prices to go up by £10, let alone £20.”

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3 years

Tomorrow there will be around 6,000 lorries bound for Dover and Folkestone. Operation Brock isn’t ready. Tuesday is an even busier day. Truck drivers need to pass PCR test to get into France. An executive tells me “this is gridlock. By midday Kent will start to become a carpark”.

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@ITVJoel

4 years

British Airways is “a national disgrace”. The considered view of @CommonsTrans - 11 MPs, 6 of them Conservative. Airline’s treatment of its staff “falls well below the standards expected from any employer” and “cannot appear to go without sanction”. A call for government action.

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2 years

Employing crew in places like Jersey, Guernsey and Singapore is apparently common across the ferry industry. By doing this, P&O (and others) avoid paying Employers National Insurance contributions. There are also fewer protections for employees. P&O’s UK crew did pay NI and…

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4 years

British Airways says it is burning through £20 million every day and needs to cut costs to survive. The biggest shareholder in IAG (which owns BA) has just told Sky News it is willing to put more money into the airline group.

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“If it’s necessary, yes we will inject equity into IAG Group because this is a long-term investment” reveals CEO of Qatar Airways. (IAG haven’t tried to obtain extra funds, instead want to press on with mass redundancies at one airline of group: British Airways). #COVID19

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3 years

Almost half of the goods we export to the EU pass through Dover and Folkestone. The prime minister suggested it is “only 20%”. Did he not know this? Was he being selective? Either way, Boris Johnson undersold the seriousness of the problem. My blog:

'PM appears unaware of the scale of the problem at the Channel border' | ITV News

Boris Johnson told journalists there were 174 parked lorries on the M20, but Kent Highways said there were 500 in the queues and that number has risen further. | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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Ignore the bluster. Boris Johnson will agree a trade deal with the EU. He will because he has been told that “no deal” will cost 280,000 jobs within months (on top of those being lost due to COVID), push up prices immediately and kick an even bigger hole in the public finances.

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4 years

New: It has repeatedly been claimed that BA is threatening to fire and rehire its entire UK workforce. That was not the case, it now is. BALPA has just told pilots BA proposes 1) more redundancies and 2) to terminate the employment of those who remain unless they accept new ts&cs

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9 years

Zac Goldsmith elected Conservative mayoral candidate by online ballot. Conservatives deny unions use of online ballots on security grounds.

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Were therefore eligible for furlough support. The RMT says P&O received £150m from Job Retention Scheme. It’s very possible that DP World also put extra money into the business to keep it going during COVID. I have sought clarity of all of the above from P&O but no comment yet.

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4 years

I’m told that Flybe is waiting for the last scheduled flight to land tonight before putting the business into administration. The airline is expected to then cease operating. A formal announcement is likely to be made in the early hours of tomorrow morning.

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“[Louise Haigh MP] asked about court action and why the government hasn’t taken any. It’s because the government in not in the position to take court action” - @grantshapps confirms the government will NOT be taking legal action against P&O, a week after the PM said it would.

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4 years

This is very intriguing. I’m told that British Airways is refusing to attend a meeting with @pritipatel and @kellytulhurt this afternoon to discuss the introduction of quarantine rules. BA argues the rules will “seriously setback” its recovery. (1/2)

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Twitter, Twitter please advise. We have a room, a very warm welcome, and the strong desire to support those fleeing their homes in the Ukraine. Who is co-ordinating the humanitarian response in terms of housing refugees? How best to volunteer?

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The government suggested P&O Ferries and its owner DP World would be made to suffer financially as a result of its “disgraceful” decision to sack 786 full-time crew with notice. 18 months on, the taxpayer is still a customer of both companies. Full story:

Government spends £230m with P&O and its owner after condemning sacking of 800 | ITV News

The company that illegally sacked 800 workers last year has since received hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money, Joel Hills reveals. | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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Boris Johnson told MPs last week that he believed P&O has breached “section 194 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act of 1992”. This states that “an employer who fails to give notice to the Sectetary of State” before dismissing more than 100 employees “commits an offence”

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BA plans to make 12,000 staff redundant. This much you knew. The airline is also proposing to dismiss/terminate the contracts of at least 19,358 staff unless they accept lower pay and/or worse terms and conditions. My blog:

BA threatens to dismiss 19,000 staff unless they accept worse pay and conditions | ITV News

BA is in the process of laying off staff to survive, but even those who end up keeping their jobs are being asked to make sacrifices. | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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5 years

Thomas Cook is set to go into administration, triggering Project Matterhorn - the government’s plan to repatriate 150,000 British holidaymakers. Formal announcement expected later tonight/early in the morning.

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I’ve rewatched the exchange (begins 17:28:54) and it seems very clear that the PM plans to try to prevent British Airways from carrying out its threat to dismiss thousands of staff who refuse to accept less generous contracts.

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“I am concerned about the way some companies are treating their workforces” - PM’s response when asked by @HuwMerriman if British Airways is abusing the furlough scheme. Asked if he plans to intervene, PM says “I am aware of the issue and actively looking at how we can fix it”

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So Section 193 says “notify the Secretary of State” And 193A says “don’t the Secretary of State, notify the flag-state” (in P&O’s case Cyrus, Bermuda etc) within 45 days. As it happens, P&O failed to do this too but the law doesn’t spell out what the consequences of this are.

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The government talks-up the economic benefits of Brexit “freedoms” but the Bank of England continues to highlight the costs. The Bank has decided that the data shows leaving the EU has been a bigger drag on both trade and business investment than it had assumed. Importantly,…

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and, if convicted, faces an unlimited fine. Section 193 of act says Sectetary of State needs to be notified “in writing” and at least 45 days before the dismissals take place. P&O Ferries emailed Department for Transport on the evening of 16th March, hours before it told staff

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“I am writing to repeat my request for your urgent intervention.” The head of @RHANews sets out “devastating consequences” of new customs rules to Michael Gove: - loads to EU down by “as much as 68%” - shortage of customs agents and vets - government guidance “fall short”.

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New: another big UK fund manager says it won’t be buying shares in Deliveroo due, in part, to concerns about the way the company treats its riders. Aberdeen Standard has joined Aviva in publicly stating it won’t invest when Deliveroo lists on stock market in April

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BUT Section 193A was added to the act in 2018. It was originally an EU directive, designed to increase the protection due to seafarers. It requires the notification of “the competent authority of the state where the vessel is registered (instead of to the Secretary of State).”

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Ok, that’s unambiguous. Jerome Mayhew MP asks the aviation minister if British Airways should “pay a price” for using the government’s furlough scheme as “a convenient funding stream for a long-planned corporate restructuring”. “Yes,” replies @KellyTolhurst .

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Dover, today. TAP - which allows port to use an 8 mile lane of A20 to queue lorries - has been activated 23 times this year The evidence shows Brexit is causing border delays. Holiday season approaches. Bookings at Dover/Eurotunnel are weak for half-term but Easter looks busy.

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Brian Strutton, of @BALPApilots , says he’s “appalled at the cavalier attitude shown by BA...It calls into question whether BA is even capable of conducting industrial relations properly and whether anything they say can be trusted.” He says talks with airline:”hang by a thread.”

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New: Asda joins M&S and Sainsbury’s in warning it may struggle to deliver food to Northern Ireland when transition ends. Meanwhile the PM tells the heads of the major retailers “nothing can stop the Great British sausage making it to Belfast.” My blog:

PM tells retailers 'Great British sausage will make it to Belfast after Brexit' | ITV News

Following the end of the Brexit transition period, retailers face changes to labelling, marketing material and, potentially, an effective ban on some foods. | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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Only a year ago, the Bank expected the headline rate of inflation to peak at 4%. It now thinks it will reach 13.3% in October, the highest level since September 1980. The hardship and distress this will cause households and businesses is unimaginable. The Bank calculates…

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The gap in pay growth between the private sector (6.9%) and the public sector (2.7%) has never been wider, according to @ONS The government preaches pay restraint but public sector workers have endured pay restraint for years. @TheIFS calculates that public sector pay fell…

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Nissan decides to remain in Sunderland: “Nissan welcomes the agreement reached between the UK and EU. We look forward to the continued success of our UK-based design, engineering and manufacturing operations, which have been serving the European market for more than 30 years.”

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It’s not clear why BA is declining the chance to make its case directly to 2 cabinet ministers. CEOs from the UK’s other big airports and airlines are attending the meeting at 17:00. BA’s relationship with government looks to be under some strain. BA has declined to comment (2/2)

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Breaking: The German government and state of Hesse has decided to intervene to rescue Thomas Cook's German airline, Condor. Offering 380 million euros in form of loan guarantees (subject to EU approval). Airline is profitable and employs 4,900 people.

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Rumbled.

Bev & Tiger Lily 🐏⚽️

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Nice nails @ITVJoel have you got bored kids at home? 😂👍

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In a video to staff, the chief executive of British Airways says a report by @CommonsTrans (which accused the airline of being a “national disgrace”) is “not based on facts” and “fails to grasp the economics of the airline industry”.

BA boss says MPs' scathing report was 'based on rumours and emotion' | ITV News

The chief executive of British Airways says a report by the Commons Transport Select Committee is "not based on facts". | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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New: the president of Brittany Ferries says the French government will sign a decree tomorrow which will force P&O Ferries to pay the French minimum wage. It’s not clear how long the company will be given to comply. UK government hopes to implement similar law “in the summer”.

Jean-Marc Roué

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Tomorrow, @HerveBerville 🇫🇷 signs decrees against the #social dumping of #Transmanche . The fight must go on: P&O Ferries continues to pay its crews less than £5 an hour, 2 years after the promise of a minimum wage by the government. 🇬🇧 !

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CEO of IAG (owns British Airways) is not afraid of conflict. He has openly fallen out with the Chair of @CommonsTrans and two of the three unions which represent BA’s staff. Now also considering legal action against government over quarantine rules. Next week will be fascinating

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MPs have received this from Willie Walsh. Having led the debate, will respond to all MPs on Monday with a different story; much does not stack up with reality. Pity @SkyNews bowled underarm and did not probe with their ‘exclusive’ interview🤔 #BAbetreyal #backinthehold

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“There is an urgent need for action” Logistics UK has written to government to highlight a shortage of c76,000 HGV drivers. It says 1 in 3 hauliers cannot fill vacancies and that 1/3 of EU nationals working as drivers have returned to their home nations in the last year.

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Here is submission to MPs in which @Stellantis warns its UK car factories are at risk. Brexit IS to blame - in as much as rules of origin are only an issue because we left the EU - BUT (and it is a big “but”) this is a problem for EU manufacturers too…

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Pride of Canterbury is one of P&O’s ferries in Dover. If you look carefully you’ll see it is registered in Limassol (Cyprus). P&O trades internationally and its ships aren’t registered in UK so it is not subject to UK employment law and requirement to pay the UK minimum wage.

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The 2021 calendar is up. January is “Hare Ball” - a stunning photo by Andy Parkinson of a mountain hare in the Scottish Highlands curled up against the frozen winds, waiting for the storm to pass. I know the feeling. Happy new year.

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This is COVID, of course, it also smacks of Brexit. This is the first time since the pandemic began that freight has been stopped in the name of public health. This feels like a no-deal “hors d'oeuvre”, courtesy of the EU. A taster of what may lie ahead.

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The Aviation Minister, @KellyTolhurst , is repeatedly telling MPs that the Job Rentention Scheme was not designed so companies could furlough staff and simultaneously announce redundancies. But it is not clear what, if anything, government intends to do about those that have.

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4 years

BA isn’t commenting. Yesterday Willie Walsh told Sky that BA faces “the greatest crisis the airline industry has ever seen”. He added: “I’m not involved in the consultations, it’s the responsibility of the BA managent team...the reports I get are that some progress has been made”

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CEO of the Road Haulage Association, @RHARichardB says: “disruption from 4th January is inevitable because businesses are not ready for the customs processes and they are not being given an implementation period. There will be chaos of the sort we saw in Kent this week”.

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Government says that “due to data limitations” it doesn’t know what a customs and regulatory border in Irish Sea will cost businesses in Northern Ireland and rest of the UK. HMRC estimates suggest “administrative burden” will be “£15 to £56 per declaration”.

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2 years

14 hours. The average time it takes a lorry to get to Calais after arrival at Port of Dover. Should take 4 hours. Getting to Dover is the other problem. “The town is gridlocked in all directions” my source, familiar with the situation in Kent tells me. What a mess.

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In December 2018, Stephen Barclay - then the Brexit Secretary now the PM’s new chief of staff - said Norton was a “great business” and would thrive when the UK left the EU. In January 2020 Norton went in administration. It had received £5m in government support.

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New: there are currently 2500 lorries queued on M20 and 500 on the A20. Tony Howe ( @KentHighways ) says Operations TAP + BROCK are at capacity and some drivers spent last night in their cabs. Says agency, port, Eurotunnel + police will get backlog cleared “as soon as possible.”

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2 years

Another day, another queue of lorries outside Dover, this one stretched back 4 miles. Port of Dover has activated TAP - which permits the use of a lane of A20 for port-bound traffic - on 15 occasions since 8th January. Today, I tried to find out why. Full report up soon.

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5 years

Tonight @johnmcdonnellMP said "it appears that the government bludgeoned @CBItweets into publicly supporting a deal it has no confidence in. The CBI leadership has jeopardised the CBI's independence by putting the interests of the Conservative Party above those of its members."

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The online trend is well-established but the speed with which Debenhams has disappeared from the high street is still breath-taking. April 2019 (1st administration) - 165 department stores, 25,000 staff April 2020 - 142 shops 22,000 staff c.April 2021 - 0 shops, 0 staff

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4 years

This is one of 2 ventilators that will go into mass production on Monday. Aiming for 10,000+ within weeks. Component manufacture + assembly will take place at Mclaren, Rolls Royce, Airbus, Ford, Siemans, GKN sites across UK. Govt can’t decide when to announce, consortium ready.

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New: “You can also take this [as] an intention to defend our members by moving towards industrial action with immediate effect” - this letter from the General Secretary of @unitetheunion , Len McCluskey, to the CEO of British Airways, Alex Cruz speaks for itself.

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3 years

“How many times must this port seize up?” 10 weeks to go until Christmas and the UK’s biggest container port is struggling to cope with cargo volumes. Felixstowe’s management is considering turning vessels away unless the situation improves. Full story:

Britain's biggest container port so congested considering turning ships away | ITV News

Big names are already feeling the impact, with IKEA confirming to ITV News it has faced "some challenges in returning containers" to Felixstowe. | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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When we arrived in Dover this morning Marine Parade was empty. Now full of lorries. Not everything is on the M20.

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The failure of Flybe will be a terrible blow for staff and many regional airports who rely on the airline (see below). Eastern Airlines and Blue Island who operate some routes on behalf of Flybe (eg Norwich + Guernsey) are not part of the administration and will continue flying.

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“If we don’t pay Airbus we don’t need government loans”- Easyjet’s biggest shareholder has turned on the board. Sir Stelios tells chairman to cancel £4.5bn Airbus order for 107 aircraft or he will seek to remove 1 non-exec director every 7 weeks “starting with Andreas Bierwirth”

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@ITVJoel

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“The Deliveroo business model is best characterised as a race to the bottom with employees in the main treated as disposable assets which is the very antithesis of a sustainable business model.” - Ketan Patel, EdenTree. Another fund manager decides Deliveroo is not for them.

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P&O reportedly wants to cut its wage bill in half. Offering agency crew from India £1.80/hour (well below UK min wage of £8.91/hour) would be legal and, I’m told, competitive. Other ferry operators also use non-UK crews - from countries like Poland and the Philippines.

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Thought for the day: Brexit is costing the government an estimated £40 billion a year in lost tax revenue, according to the latest analysis by @JohnSpringford The tax burden in the UK is on course to rise to the highest level since World War 2.

Brexit costs government £40 billion a year in lost tax revenue | ITV News

The evidence increasingly shows that our decision to leave the EU has lifted the price of imported goods, flattened business investment and damaged trade. | ITV National News

www.itv.com

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