Brexit: Lorry drivers ‘need 700 pages of documents partly written in Latin’ to export UK goods to EU

Red tape is far worse for British exports to the EU than to Northern Ireland, Marks & Spencer chief warns

Brexit red tape is far worse for British exports to the EU than to Northern Ireland, a store chief is warning – with some documentation having to be completed in Latin and in a particular typeface.

Archie Norman, the chair of Marks & Spencer, revealed the mountain of bureaucracy that is making international trade impossible for small producers and is leading many to give up entirely.

The UK is preparing legislation to shred the Northern Ireland protocol, arguing that talks with the EU have failed to make the progress necessary to remove costly red tape.