08Jun 2020 by Sam Al-Hamdani

Empty pharma stockpiles show govt must rethink transition extension

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Responding to reports that No Deal Brexit stockpiles “significantly reduced and/or used up entirely” by Covid pandemic, Acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey said: “These reports show the recklessness of the government’s approach to Brexit negotiations and protecting our economy and NHS. “The stockpiles created to protect against the risk of a no deal Brexit have now been used up, and building them back up to safe levels by the end of the year is going to be very difficult.  “So by pushing the UK into a no deal Brexit the Conservatives could be putting more lives and more jobs at risk. “The calls to extend the transition period have come from people who voted leave and remain a like. The government must put national interest ahead of Brexit…
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05Jun 2020 by Sam Al-Hamdani

Lib Dems: Extend Brexit transition now

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Following the latest round of Brexit negotiations, Michel Barnier today made it clear that there has been no significant progress on numerous issues including Level Playing Field commitments and fishing. Urging the government to extend the transition period, Liberal Democrat Acting Leader Ed Davey said: “Boris Johnson can no longer cross his fingers and hope no one is paying attention to the huge Brexit mess hurtling towards us. We are running out of time. “Barnier has made it clear: not enough progress has been made on negotiations. “We are now dangerously close to the extension deadline. It is time to do the right thing for our NHS, economy, and vital supplies of food and medicines.  “The government must stop posturing. Johnson must extend the transition period for the maximum period possible. To…
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17May 2020 by Sam Al-Hamdani

Government putting ideology above people’s lives in refusing to extend Brexit talks

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Responding to reports that civil servants dealing with coronavirus have been redeployed to no-deal planning, Acting Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey said: “The Government’s continuing rejection of calls for an extension to Brexit talks is reckless and flies in the face of the current efforts by everyone to tackle the coronavirus crisis. The reports that civil servants are being diverted from dealing with the virus to no-deal planning, as well as Michael Gove’s stubborn response this morning, shows the Government is determined to see the British public go from one crisis to the next. “As we witness coronavirus continue to take lives across the UK, especially in our care homes and on the frontline, it is outrageous that the Government are pulling resources away from tackling the spread of…
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