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Ministers are refusing to open talks to solve the exporting crisis caused by Brexit until the EU feels “some of the pain”, an industry leader says.
The delayed introduction of UK border controls in April is “another potential car crash”, the head of Scottish Food and Drink warned – telling MPs: “The clock is ticking.”
But, James Withers added: “The mood music I pick up from government officials is that there is a reluctance to engage with the EU until April.
“In other words, that they need to feel some of the pain that we are feeling before it will come to the table.
“I’m massively worried about that – that is the same mentality of brinksmanship and of last minute negotiation that failed spectacularly at the end of last year.”
Mr Withers urged the government to “learn from that, see what is coming” and start a dialogue now to find “practical solutions”.
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