UK asks EU for Brexit grace period extension to 2023, BBC reports

 

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has asked for an extension until 2023 of a grace period on checks that would be conducted on trade moving between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom to soften the Brexit impact on the province, the BBC reported.

 

Political editor Laura Kuenssberg said Cabinet Office Secretary Michael Gove had written to the European Commission’s vice president, Maros Sefcovic, to ask for urgent political solutions.

 

As part of the Brexit divorce deal, the two sides agreed a three-month grace period on checks on food goods being moved by supermarkets and some wholesale groups from Britain to Northern Ireland, to ease the impact of the post-Brexit new rules.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2021-02-03

 

- Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you

- Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

Yet another example of how well Brexit and Boris' wonderful 'oven ready' deals aren't going!

11 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Britain has asked for an extension until 2023 of a grace period on checks that would be conducted on trade moving between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom to soften the Brexit impact on the province, the BBC reported.

Ah huh...

23 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

As part of the Brexit divorce deal, the two sides agreed a three-month grace period

 

"Ummm... I know we agreed three months, mem mem mem, but we might need a little bit longer, mem?"

 

"how long?"

 

"Ummm... two years, mem mem mem?"

 

("Mem" = sound of sniveling Tory smarminess.)

An excellent opportunity for the EU to make amends for their disgraceful tantrum over the results of their own failure to order vaccines until months after everyone else had.

Hang on a minute, whatever happened to the Brexiteer repost ‘we’re out, get over it’?

Not granting diplomatic status to the EU representative is surely the best way to get a positive reply! ????

This is like asking the mugger who is giving you a severe kicking if he can lend you your busfare home.

8 minutes ago, Poet said:

This is like asking the mugger who is giving you a severe kicking if he can lend you your busfare home.

It’s more akin to resigning from a club, giving them the ‘birdy’ on your way out the door then going groveling to be allowed membership

rights.

 

Comedy gold.

32 minutes ago, Poet said:

An excellent opportunity for the EU to make amends for their disgraceful tantrum over the results of their own failure to order vaccines until months after everyone else had.

A "tantrum" that had no practical consequences? What damage did the UK suffer as a result? More like a contrived gambit to obscure the ill-preparedness of the UK govt.

In all fairness I think that Ursula von Leyens actions have just showed the lack of consideration for the people living in N & S of Ireland. The damage she has done is totally unrepairable knowing that she can just flick a switch and put peoples lives in danger. 

Do they really need an extension, I would suggest not, we cannot live under the threat of the EU using NI as a pawn when it suits them. She has angered both sides of the border now with her thoughtlessness.

 

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Hang on a minute, whatever happened to the Brexiteer repost ‘we’re out, get over it’?

21 minutes ago, vogie said:

In all fairness I think that Ursula von Leyens actions have just showed the lack of consideration for the people living in N & S of Ireland. The damage she has done is totally unrepairable knowing that she can just flick a switch and put peoples lives in danger. 

Do they really need an extension, I would suggest not, we cannot live under the threat of the EU using NI as a pawn when it suits them. She has angered both sides of the border now with her thoughtlessness.

 

Be interesting to see if eire will ever grant its citizens a peoples vote.

 

21 minutes ago, vogie said:

In all fairness I think that Ursula von Leyens actions have just showed the lack of consideration for the people living in N & S of Ireland. The damage she has done is totally unrepairable knowing that she can just flick a switch and put peoples lives in danger. 

Do they really need an extension, I would suggest not, we cannot live under the threat of the EU using NI as a pawn when it suits them. She has angered both sides of the border now with her thoughtlessness.

 

The UK sets off on a self harming Brexit and when the harm starts hurting we get the inevitable blaming the very people who

warned of the consequences.

 

It’s always somebody else’s fault!

Given this Brexit deal thing was meant to be ‘oven ready’.

 

Anybody got any ideas why 2023?

 

What kind of mess must it all be if the UK Government need two years to sort it out?!

 

1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Hang on a minute, whatever happened to the Brexiteer repost ‘we’re out, get over it’?

Well we,re out of it thats for sure,it was obvious the eu were going to give the uk a load of kak for daring to leave their corrupt little club,why it might give other members ideas about peoples votes,especially bearing in mind their handling of the vaccine fiasco,still its always someone elses fault.

1 minute ago, kingdong said:

Well we,re out of it thats for sure,it was obvious the eu were going to give the uk a load of kak for daring to leave their corrupt little club,why it might give other members ideas about peoples votes,especially bearing in mind their handling of the vaccine fiasco,still its always someone elses fault.

What exactly did they actually do with regards to the vaccine. Oh right, they got criticized and changed course. So corrupt of them to accept valid criticism.

Just now, kingdong said:

Well we,re out of it thats for sure,it was obvious the eu were going to give the uk a load of kak for daring to leave their corrupt little club,why it might give other members ideas about peoples votes,especially bearing in mind their handling of the vaccine fiasco,still its always someone elses fault.

Well the facts of the matter seem to be ‘out but want back into the privileges of membership’.

 

What a right Brexit mess this is.

8 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Well the facts of the matter seem to be ‘out but want back into the privileges of membership’.

 

What a right Brexit mess this is.

Never mind chomper,it is what it is,short term pain for long term gain,the price of freedom has never been cheap.

11 minutes ago, placeholder said:

What exactly did they actually do with regards to the vaccine. 

Not a lot.

Thought we had left...it's done...we're out....finished.......get over it....we are now global Britain striking out on its own....brave new world.......?????

 

Stuff the EU we don't even need them.

You're out ! Deal with it.

3 hours ago, vogie said:

In all fairness I think that Ursula von Leyens actions have just showed the lack of consideration for the people living in N & S of Ireland. The damage she has done is totally unrepairable knowing that she can just flick a switch and put peoples lives in danger. 

Do they really need an extension, I would suggest not, we cannot live under the threat of the EU using NI as a pawn when it suits them. She has angered both sides of the border now with her thoughtlessness.

 

irreparable

very cleaver and the right thing to do as the EU implodes 

 

Brussels have lost the plot and have been exposed for what they really are 

 

 

All the UK wants is trade - how simple can it be

5 hours ago, 7by7 said:

Yet another example of how well Brexit and Boris' wonderful 'oven ready' deals aren't going!

in terms of deals I think the UK is doing very well 

 

have you just wakened up after a long sleep for years 

4 hours ago, candide said:

Not granting diplomatic status to the EU representative is surely the best way to get a positive reply! ????

The EU is not a country or Nation  - it is supposed to be a trading block, until something changes that is how it is

 

I believe there are many embassies in the UK from  EU "countries"

2 minutes ago, smedly said:

I believe there are many embassies in the UK from  EU "countries"

Many doors to knock to beg for that grace period extension. ???? 

8 minutes ago, smedly said:

in terms of deals I think the UK is doing very well 

Thanks to the EU, who negotiated all those deals before the UK could roll them over ???? 

4 hours ago, vogie said:

In all fairness I think that Ursula von Leyens actions have just showed the lack of consideration for the people living in N & S of Ireland. The damage she has done is totally unrepairable knowing that she can just flick a switch and put peoples lives in danger. 

Do they really need an extension, I would suggest not, we cannot live under the threat of the EU using NI as a pawn when it suits them. She has angered both sides of the border now with her thoughtlessness.

 

The deal was reached with almost a trusted sort of gentleman's agreement and the first to abuse it and break that agreement  in a matter of weeks was who - and how do we get rid of her - well nobody elected her - but this numb nut has made a huge error 

3 hours ago, kingdong said:

Well we,re out of it thats for sure,it was obvious the eu were going to give the uk a load of kak for daring to leave their corrupt little club,why it might give other members ideas about peoples votes,especially bearing in mind their handling of the vaccine fiasco,still its always someone elses fault.

I was trying to think of how I could put it into words 

 

you nailed it

 

nothing to add 

 

but we do need to pay a little respect for other members on here that might not be members of the now mighty UK community - we may have people posting here that are not from the UK - can you spot them lol

 

how is the Euro doing these last few of weeks - it seems to be dropping like a lead balloon - who do we blame for that 

 

The UK lol