Brexit Blame Game Spikes as Truckers Slam U.K. on Chaos Fear
- Major freight association says being painted as ‘villains’
- Logistics group says ministers ‘getting retaliation in first’
An employee stands next to a truck carrying a shipping container on the dockside at London Gateway port,in Stanford-le-Hope, U.K.
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The logistics industry slammed a government warning that 7,000 trucks could be backed-up at the U.K. border after Brexit, saying its operators shouldn’t be painted as “villains” when they haven’t been given the means to prepare.