Layla Moran Calls for Extension to Transition Period

RH
4 May 2020

Layla Moran, Liberal Democrat MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, asked the government for a short extension to avoid a no-deal Brexit in Parliament

The Liberal Democrats believe that the combined impact of Covid-19 and the prospect of the UK crashing out of the single market without a trade deal with the European Union will be disastrous to the British economy. 

There will be massive additional costs with the introduction of trade barriers from January 2021 and the effect of Covid-19 makes the effects unpredictable. Michale Gove's answer was just to point score.

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