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Opposition parties and pro-left groups have criticized Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab after acknowledging that until recently he did not fully understand the importance of the passage. Dover-Calais for British commerce.
Speaking at an event on Brexit and the technology sector, Raab said consumers would lose if new rules resulted in border delays.
In comments reported by the Politico website, he said: "I did not quite understand the full extent of this phenomenon, but if you look at the UK and the way we trade goods we are particularly dependent on the crossing of Dover.
"This is one of the reasons we wanted to make sure we had a very close and close relationship with the EU, to ensure a smooth trade at the border … I do not think it's a risk problem of major shortages, but I think that probably the average consumer might not be aware of the extent to which the choice of products we have in stores depends on one or two very specific trade routes. "
Politicians and activists, including scientist and broadcaster Brian Cox, reacted to his remarks with surprise and alarm.
Brian Cox
(@ProfBrianCox)How could Dominic Raab be surprised that our main trading gate is the closest to our most important market geographically? https://t.co/kCSMWywsw7
Jenny Chapman, Brexit's shadow minister, said, "How can we trust this government to make a good deal for the country while we have a Brexit secretary who does not even understand the basics Brexit? "
Labor MP Jo Stevens of Best for Britain, an anti-Brexit group, said: "We have finally admitted what we have always known: the Brexiteers did not really think about the consequences of leaving the EU. These comments are shocking. "
Jo Stevens
(@JoStevensLabour)Thought the #Brexit levels of incompetence could not get worse? Look at this ⬇️ We really need @peoplesvote_uk https://t.co/NlVyIEIRMQ
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