Archie Norman backs UK plans to scrap parts of protocol, saying lorries require ‘700 pages of documents’
, exporting to Ireland now took 30% more driver time and required the employment of 13 vets in Motherwell, Scotland, to oversee the required checks and paperwork, costing M&S an additional £30m. “It’s very onerous,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.Northern Ireland
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