UK’s Bid for Brexit at All Costs Will Damage Human Rights

Click to expand Image The Union Flag and European Union flag fly in Parliament Square in central London, September 9, 2017. © 2017 Reuters Empty shelves. Panic buying. Queues outside supermarkets. Earlier this year the British public got an unpleasant taste of what it is like to worry if food will run out. The shortages, in the early days of the Covid pandemic, occurred despite few disruptions to the food supply. But if the UK government continues with its efforts to sever European Union (EU) ties at all costs, supplies could be badly disrupted, worsening shortages and harming people’s…

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