And that might be fine for England and Wales but not here in Northern Ireland,” he said. This would prompt a vicious economical cycle and a period of “runaway” food price hikes, he warned. Photograph: Paul McErlane/the GuardianHe is also concerned about his export deals in Africa, Asia and the Middle East as these are all predicated on EU trade deals. No one has a vision, he said, describing “Boris going round like a buffoon talking about trade deals”. The reality is trade deals take years to complete, leaving all exporters’ future after 29 March 2019 in the balance.

Source: The Guardian November 13, 2017 06:56 UTC