The Brexit ‘sausage war’: Five things you need to know

Britain’s long history of Euroscepticism has seen a whole series of food-related rows with Brussels over everything from bendy bananas to crisp flavour regulations. The latest bust-up revolves around sausages.

Boris Johnson’s government is accusing Brussels of adopting a “purist” approach to meat regulations enshrined in the Brexit withdrawal deal – warnings that the import of sausages from Great Britain to Northern Ireland could be blocked entirely.

[madhatterletloose]

Boris will be releasing a club track about this 'Sausage war ' sources expect it to be an absolute BANGER 😂👍🤦‍♀️

[KevinMurphy]

This is what UK voted for and signed up to. Get over it. You are a third country as requested.

[DeclanFeeney]

Really misleading: The issue is NOT export from mainland U.K. The issue is import into the common market. The agreement does not prevent the export to anywhere else on the planet.

[chrisgriffin]

UK brexiteers "we wont the ability to control who we trade with, we want that freedom"
EU "we don't wont to trade with the UK, do to the difficulty Brexit has caused, we all have that freedom"
UK brexiteers "*crying* the EU are starting a trade war!"

[simoncolombo]

??? There is no new deal being negotiated. Where did they get that idea? From their arses?

[QUEEG_]

The EU and UK have signed a Free Trade & Partnership Agreement, how does selling a UK-made sausage in a UK-only supermarket threaten the EU single market?

[g.l.]

First it was Fish, now it's sausages ! What's next ? I must admit it's most entertaining from the land of
Yes Minister & Monty Python.

[robertrobson]

1) Dominic Cummings broke the rules.
2) Mat hancock broke the rules.
3) Margaret Ferrier broke the rules
4) We lost businesses, houses, jobs, friends to the rules.
5) Your now arguing over sausages

6) your reality and our reality.

[denikat]

If the UK already has broken agreements (as per the text in the vid), why would you want a new deal? Sounds like a waste of time to me...

[jetaddicted]

Do you, UK people (I’m from the continent myself), remember when everything was smooth five years ago?
Now we keep bickering among ourselves because of your vote over everything from sausages to Cod and let’s not mention the humans in there.
Thanks for nothing, I mark my disapproval of Brexit by no longer buying UK stuff, so long matured Cheddar and Stilton, bye Mc Vitties biscuits and Cadbury chocolates and no more Farnborough air shows for me.
I am really, REALLY unhappy.
Regards to the 50 millions of UK citizens that did not vote for Brexit, I feel for you guys.

[dicksimo]

Appears we've moved from extended sympathy sausage to full on war sausage, typical Tories 😆

[AcornElectron]

Did anyone really need to know any of this? It’s farcical.
Actual news is preferable next time please.