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A shellfish export lorry drives around Trafalgar Square. AP Photo
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A lorry drives past Downing Street with a message that reads "Incompentent government destroying shellfish industry" in a protest action by Scottish fishermen in London. AFP
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A police officer checks the cab of a driver taking part in the protest in London. AFP
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A lorry drives through Parliament Square in London. Reuters
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A lorry from Dartmouth Crab Company drives past the Houses of Parliament. Getty Images
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Lorries of Scottish seafood company D.R. Collin & Son Ltd are seen on a street during a protest in London. Reuters
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A shellfish export lorry with a protest sign written across the trailer drives past the Palace of Westminster in London. AP Photo
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Police speak to shellfish export lorry drivers as they are stopped in London. AP Photo
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Lorries of Scottish seafood company D.R. Collin & Son Ltd are seen on the streets of London. Reuters
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Police speak to one of the drivers. AP Photo
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A shellfish export lorry drives around Trafalgar Square. AP Photo
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A lorry drives past Downing Street with a message that reads "Incompentent government destroying shellfish industry" in a protest action by Scottish fishermen in London. AFP
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A police officer checks the cab of a driver taking part in the protest in London. AFP
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A lorry drives through Parliament Square in London. Reuters
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A lorry from Dartmouth Crab Company drives past the Houses of Parliament. Getty Images
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Lorries of Scottish seafood company D.R. Collin & Son Ltd are seen on a street during a protest in London. Reuters
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A policeman escorts a driver in London. AP Photo
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A shellfish export lorry with a protest sign written across the trailer drives past the Palace of Westminster in London. AP Photo
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Police speak to shellfish export lorry drivers as they are stopped in London. AP Photo
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Lorries of Scottish seafood company D.R. Collin & Son Ltd are seen on the streets of London. Reuters
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Police speak to one of the drivers. AP Photo
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A shellfish export lorry drives around Trafalgar Square. AP Photo
Shellfish lorries park near Downing Street in protest over post-Brexit export chaos
Scottish fishermen claim they can't export to EU because of red tape
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