French Minister Says Brexit Made UK’s Supply Crisis Worse Than in EU - FARS

(FNA)- The UK’s supply chain problems have been much more intense than those suffered in the EU because of Brexit, a senior French minister said.

Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said the UK could not adapt to labour shortages as well as countries on the continent because it quit the single market and no longer enjoyed free movement, BBC reported.

“We are facing the same situation,” said Le Maire on supply issues in France, adding, “But the fact that we are a member of a very important single market helps us facing these bottlenecks.”

Speaking to the BBC after the G7 meeting in Washington, Le Maire said France was coping better with because of its membership in the EU.

“I think it [the single market] is helping us because we can have access to other job markets. When you are asking for some more people in restaurants, in hotels, for truck drivers, for instance, you have access to other labour markets,” Le Maire added.