As a new strain of Covid-19 spreads rapidly throughout the UK, borders are closing and causing major disruption to trade with our European neighbours.

To add Brexit to this chaos would be deeply irresponsible and a hammer blow to British businesses.

Luisa Porritt and the Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to ask the EU to extend the Brexit transition period.

Please add your name to our petition to show Boris Johnson that the British public supports an emergency extension to the Brexit transition period.