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Prime Minister to hold press conference at 16.00

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Riverwalk Sat 19-Dec-20 14:47:20

It's expected that the South East will be put into Tier 4!

Well, just over an hour to go so let's see.

growstuff Mon 21-Dec-20 07:02:05

A number of EU countries and others within the Schengen area have temporarily reintroduced border controls.

ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/what-we-do/policies/borders-and-visas/schengen/reintroduction-border-control_en

The UK was never in the Schengen area anyway.

Retiredwell Mon 21-Dec-20 07:15:58

Those who are member states of the EU are able to talk to each other through the various channels that are available to all, such as the EU Commission, EU Parliament and any of the various councils of ministers within the European Union structure.

Britain now not being a member of the EU does no longer have those facilities available to it to even discuss the ban on freight and people into and out of EU countries.

In times of crisis, the easy availability of communication is paramount. But of course, Britain wished to "Take Back Control,"