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Admission By UK Government That It Has Not Assessed Impact Brexit Plan On Holyhead Port
The UK Government reports NorthWalesLive, has not considered the impact of Boris Johnson's Brexit plan will have on Holyhead Port, a minister has said.
Michael Gove (who visited the ferryport in August) is the UK Government's Brexit planning minister and he told Welsh Assembly Members that no economic impact assessment had been carried out on how the Prime Minister's plan will impact the port.
In a meeting with the Welsh Assembly's External Affairs Committee, Mr Gove said it was difficult to carry out an assessment on the impact on the UK's second busiest ferryport.
He said: "It’s difficult to have an impact assessment because there are so many variables in play and I always remember the words of the economist JK Galbraith who said that economic forecasting was invented in order to give astrology a good name.”
He argued that Holyhead on Anglesey "will be in a stronger position than ever" if Boris Johnson's new deal is passed by MPs.
A deal has been agreed between the UK and the EU negotiating teams, which experts have said will effectively create a customs border between Great Britain and the island of Ireland.
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