Brexit, pandemic, closed borders: "There is a generalized fed up in the United Kingdom"

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An anti-Brexit protester holding up a sign: 'Brexit was not worth it'.

In London, December 16.

RFI

By: Florent Guignard

7 min

The United Kingdom finds itself on the brink of chaos after the decision of many countries to suspend flights from London to protect itself from a new "out of control" variant of the coronavirus on its territory.

In addition, ten days before the deadline, post-Brexit trade negotiations between London and Brussels have still not been successful and in the event of failure, the sudden introduction of quotas and customs duties raises fears of chaos in the markets. country supplies.

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The decryption of Aurélien Antoine, professor of public law at Saint-Etienne and founder of the

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