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From: scion11/9/2018 7:41:28 AM
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Dominic Raab under fire over Dover-Calais comments

8 November 2018
bbc.co.uk

Dominic Raab has come under fire for saying he "hadn't quite understood" how reliant UK trade in goods is on the Dover-Calais crossing.

The Brexit Secretary's remarks came at a technology conference as he discussed the "bespoke arrangement" the UK sought with the EU after it leaves the bloc.

Shadow Brexit minister Jenny Chapman suggested Mr Raab "doesn't even understand the very basics of Brexit".

Conservative pro-Remain MP Nicky Morgan tweeted: "Gulp."

According to the Institute for Government, Dover is "a key artery for UK trade heading to continental Europe" with more than 2.5m heavy goods vehicles passing through the port every year.

Its report says goods worth £119bn passed through the port in 2015, "representing around 17% of the UK's entire trade in goods by value".

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