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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

Andrea Leadsom: Brexit checks are the price of ‘being a sovereign state again’

Shipping containers are unloaded from a cargo ship at the Port of Felixstowe
There are fears new checks on food, drink and some agricultural products from the EU could hit supply chains and leave supermarket shelves empty. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

A minister has told British businesses that “some friction” when trading with the EU after Brexit is the price to pay for being a sovereign state again.

On the fourth anniversary of Britain officially leaving the EU, Andrea Leadsom said UK firms should “adapt” to the change in trade rules, after new checks were brought in on food, drink and some agricultural products, suggesting they should not buy goods from Europe.

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