\n \n The SNP has echoed these concerns, calling on the UK government to delay the BTOM rollout until the SPS agreement is in place, and to involve the Scottish Government in all consultations to ensure exporters north of the border aren\u2019t left at a disadvantage.\n<\/p>\n \n EU food and drink exports from the UK have plummeted 16% since Brexit, highlighting what the SNP describes as the tangible damage of inadequate planning.\n<\/p>\n \n Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, said: \u201cFirms have spent millions in good faith preparing for inspections and compliance, only to have the rug pulled from under them by Labour\u2019s repeated u-turns and dithering. Businesses need clarity, not chaos.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cThis debacle is only the latest in Labour\u2019s masterclass in mismanagement. Scotland\u2019s world-class food and drink industry deserves better. Only the SNP are standing up for Scotland\u2019s interests.\n<\/p>\n \n \u201cIt is vital that the UK government consults with the Scottish Government<\/a> and industry<\/a> on the SPS agreement as key issues remain unresolved, and Scotland must have a say to protect our interests.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the UK-EU Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) set to take effect on July 1, groups such as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154187,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5226],"tags":[802,748,2000,299,5187,1699,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-154186","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brexit","8":"tag-brexit","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-eu","11":"tag-europe","12":"tag-european","13":"tag-european-union","14":"tag-great-britain","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/19446409.png\"\/)
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