WITH Westminister MPs strongly backing Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan for the UK to leave the EU on January 31st next, equine businesses should ensure they are fully abreast of any updates to the movement of horses and ponies between Britain and Ireland and the EU to avoid or minimise travelling delays.

Post election, MPs voted 358 to 234 in favour of the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill which will undergo more scrutiny in parliament from January 7th-9th. Johnson’s Conservative government maintains it will get this bill into law in time for the January 31st Brexit deadline.