Brexit LIVE: More red tape causes pet chaos as EU slaps UK owners with £180 charge

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The European Union no longer accepts “pet passports” issued in Britain, even if they were issued before Brexit. Britons must now pay around £180 for an “Animal Healthcare Certificate” from a vet before they decide to go overseas with their furry friends. The certificates are valid for just four months, so a new one will have to be issued multiple times for frequent travellers. As the red tape is only on the EU side, travellers can be crafty and obtain EU pet passports in EU states for as little as €20, according to Pets That Travel, a consultancy. The Government is currently trying to slash the red tape so that British pet passports can once again be accepted by EU nations.

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‘Desperate to stop Brexit wins!’ MP launches furious tirade at officials BLOCKING progress

In the latest Cabinet reshuffle, Jacob Rees-Mogg was made Brexit Opportunities Minister and was set a brief to take advantage of the benefits of Britain withdrawing from the EU.

But senior Brexiteers have warned he has a lot set against him due to the number of officials who are “determined we get no wins” from Brexit.

Wokingham MP Sir John Redwood said these figures are intent on proving their pessimism ahead of the 2016 vote was justified.

The job of taking advantage of Brexit was made all the more difficult, he added, by those who simply want to see Britain mirror the EU “as they like what it does”.

Almost six years after Britons voted to leave the Brussels bloc, Sir John said it was “extraordinary just how much concerted pressure among the official and legal establishment and the House of Lords there still is against the whole idea of Brexit”.

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