Channel Tunnel Spat Risks Severing Vital U.K.-France Link
- Parliamentary report cites dispute over safety governance
- U.K. hasn’t countered French plan for post-Brexit transition
A train enters the Channel tunnel in Coquelles, France.
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The Channel Tunnel rail link that moves more than 20 million people between England and France each year could see “significant disruption” if a tussle over its jurisdiction isn’t resolved by Dec. 31, according to a report by U.K. lawmakers.
Members of the European Scrutiny Committee of the House of Commons sought answers from the U.K. government, which earlier rejected a French proposal that safety and interoperability remain governed by European Union laws. With little more than three months before its exit transition from the bloc is completed, Britain hasn’t put forward an alternative plan, according to a report published Wednesday by the committee.