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Brexit fine print fails to reassure agri goods traders, says ports body

The British Ports Association has warned that Brexit negotiators have failed to guarantee that burdensome checks on food and agricultural products will not be introduced at some point in the future on UK/EU trade. Commenting on a leaked draft political declaration on the future relationship between the UK and the EU, chief executive Richard Ballantyne, said the agreement appeared to offer no firm commitment to avoid new border checks on UK-EU ... [+]