Brexit

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 3 June 2020.

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Irrespective of the politics of Brexit, is it rational or reasonable that businesses that are struggling daily to survive the Covid-19 pandemic should be subjected by the UK Tory Government to the further economic shock of EU exit this December, with all the job losses that that will entail? Surely, we should instead take the opportunity that would be offered by the protections of a transition period of up to two years, which could so easily be agreed, so that we could give vital breathing space to our economy.