BREXIT STRENGTHENS OUR DEFENCES AND OUR STANDING IN THE WORLD
Summary:
Post-Brexit changes to UK defence procurement rules, have allowed the Royal Navy to accelerate the development and deployment of the new DragonFire laser weaponry.
The latest estimates have the weaponry being deployed and in use by 2027, a full FIVE YEARS earlier than had been expected to be possible prior to the changes to procurement rules. The full package of changes were not possible from inside the EU due to EU procurement laws.
Explanation:
The implementation of the Electronic Trade Documents Act allows for UK importers and exporters to benefit from fully digitised shipping documentation, which reduces overheads and speeds up processing time.
UK importers are saving upwards of thousands of pounds a week in shipping costs and making the entire process quicker and easier to complete. Companies like CueTheBBQ, who import up to a dozen shipping containers of wood and charcoal from South Africa each week, saving up to $200 per container. The ETDA would not have been possible without leaving the EU.