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Labour govt well placed to tear down Brexit impediments, says tourism body

Government
Ilaria Grasso Macola
31 January 2025

A leading figure in the UK’s tourism landscape has called on the government to tear down some of post-Brexit impediments preventing travel from operating as freely and profitably as it could and should be able to.

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Tourism Alliance boss Richard Toomer has called on the government to renegotiate some of the post-Brexit agreements

Tourism Alliance executive director Richard Toomer has urged ministers to go out and seek to renegotiate a number of arrangements agreed in the aftermath of the UK’s departure from the EU, which he believes has put up barriers to both travel itself and trading, and increased costs.

Addressing the Association of National Tourist Offices and Representatives’ (Antor) annual review on Wednesday (29 January), Toomer said the still relatively new government had the potential to undo or remove some Brexit clauses to ease the burden on businesses and improve relations with the bloc.