Briefings EU-UK: Why we need to extend the post-Brexit transition period

Briefings
READING TIME 5 mins

EU-UK: Why we need to extend the post-Brexit transition period

The Trade Justice Movement is calling on the government to request an extension to the post-Brexit transition period. This is for several reasons, which are explored further in this short briefing:

  1. To enable full focus on tackling the coronavirus pandemic
  2. To prevent a highly disruptive ‘no deal’ at the end of 2020
  3. To allow time for a gold-standard EU-UK trade deal to be agreed

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