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Joel Hills
@ITVJoel
Business and Economics Editor, ITV News. Data, evidence, statistics, proof. And Pompey (occasionally).
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    Joel Hills
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    Dec 21, 2020
    Sources close to Port of Dover and Eurotunnel are baffled by the PM’s insistence that there were only 174 lorries parked on the M20 during his press conference. At the time Boris Johnson was speaking @Kenthighways told me there were 500. The number has just risen to 945.
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    Joel Hills
    @ITVJoel
    Jan 25, 2018
    This is what real power looks like. CEOs, politicians, journalists watch in hushed silence as President Trump sweeps up the stairs. Davos becomes Versailles.
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    Joel Hills
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    Mar 30, 2022
    A week ago, the PM said “it looks to me” that P&O Ferries “has broken the law, and we will be taking action”. Today the Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, confirmed the government will not take be taking P&O to court because it is “not in the position to”. So what happened? 🧵
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    Joel Hills
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    Dec 27, 2020
    A City source points out that the word “fish” (industry which creates £446m of gross value added to UK economy and employees 12,000 people) appears 368 times in 1246-page trade deal. “Financial services” (which adds £132 billion and supports 1.1 million jobs) appears 90 times.
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    Joel Hills
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    Mar 18, 2022
    The unions argue that P&O’s UK crew were easy to fire because their contracts were issued in Jersey as part of P&O’s “offshore employment model”. I’m told P&O has c50 Dutch + French crew, employed on contracts in the Netherlands and France who weren’t dismissed yesterday. 🧵
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    Joel Hills
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    Jul 1, 2021
    Chancellor confirms that UK has given up trying to secure greater access to EU markets for financial services firms. City of London has been largely cut off since Brexit completed at end of last year. Sunak says deal on equivalence “has not happened”.
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    Joel Hills
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    Jun 20, 2022
    “The pool of people is smaller, it’s just maths”. EasyJet CEO says Brexit is affecting his ability to recruit. Johan Lundgren says the airline has had to turn down 8,000 applications from EU nationals. EasyJet is set to cancel thousands more flights between July and September
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    Joel Hills
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    Mar 17, 2022
    Another slightly awkward issue for government is that P&O’s owner, DP World, also owns Thames Freeport - one of eight of the much trumpeted “freeports” in the UK. Freeports are the government’s big idea to encourage trade post-Brexit with simpler customs and tax regulations.
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    Joel Hills
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    Jan 21, 2022
    Port of Dover has initiated the Travel Access Protocol - where A20 is used as overflow for lorries - on 10 of the last 21 days. Brexit has slowed down things at the EU border. In September, new biometric checks are set to cause more delays. Full story:
    lorries. ITV News. From Joel's VT 210122
    New biometric checks at EU border in Dover will cause 'miles of traffic jams' | ITV News
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    Joel Hills
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    Apr 24, 2020
    The company that makes Lysol and Dettol has just issued a statement making it clear that only a lunatic would consider injecting themselves with disinfectant. Company says it is responding to “recent speculation and social media activity”.
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    Joel Hills
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    Sep 27, 2021
    I’ve just spoken to a Polish HGV driver who calculates he could earn £2,000 a month more in the UK than he does currently in Germany. But he says he won’t be applying for a temporary visa because 3 months is too short. The minimum length he would accept is 12 months.
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    Joel Hills
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    Dec 21, 2020
    The PM also said delays were “only occurring at Dover” which handles “only 20%” of goods sent UK to EU. Boris Johnson failed to mention Eurotunnel which is another 26% (see EY report below) Dover + Eurotunnel = almost HALF of the goods sent UK to EU. Did the PM not know this?
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    Joel Hills
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    Jan 31, 2020
    Just over a year ago ⁦@SteveBarclay⁩ visited Norton Motorcycles. He called it a “great business” that would thrive when UK leaves the EU. Norton went into administration two days ago. CEO claims “uncertainties over Brexit” were a major factor in the company’s failure.
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    Joel Hills
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    Jan 26, 2022
    “Of course Brexit is a factor, the government is just trying to cover this up”. The Goods Vehicle Movement Service is designed to minimise border delays. But @unitetheunion says its adoption on 1st Jan is causing lorry queues outside Dover. Full story:
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    New Brexit border checks causing queues at Dover and it'll get worse, says union | ITV News
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