Rachel Reeves – 2020 Comments on Michael Gove’s “Bumpy Moments” Interview

The comments made by Rachel Reeves, the Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, on 28 December 2020.

The Government is treating its own incompetence as inevitable.

There is no reason why the deal the Government ended up with had to be run so close to the wire, nor why this period must be bumpy had the Government prepared properly.

But instead they refused to engage with business on preparations and dodged repeated questions from Labour for months on how many customs agents were recruited and ready, and what IT systems are properly in place.

They should behave like grown-ups and take responsibility for governance.