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Potential changes to travel insurance and passport rules for UK holidaymakers after Brexit are being highlighted in a series of adverts starting this week.Potential changes to travel insurance and passport rules for UK holidaymakers after Brexit are being highlighted in a series of adverts starting this week.
The government's "UK's new start: let's get going" campaign will be run on TV, radio, online, print and billboards.The government's "UK's new start: let's get going" campaign will be run on TV, radio, online, print and billboards.
There will be advice for Britons in the EU and EU citizens living in the UK, as well as UK and EU businesses, on how to prepare for the end of the transition period on 31 December.There will be advice for Britons in the EU and EU citizens living in the UK, as well as UK and EU businesses, on how to prepare for the end of the transition period on 31 December.
People will also receive text messages.People will also receive text messages.
Ministers say most of the actions that citizens and businesses are being asked to take will need to be completed regardless of the ongoing negotiations between the UK and EU on the post-Brexit trade arrangements.Ministers say most of the actions that citizens and businesses are being asked to take will need to be completed regardless of the ongoing negotiations between the UK and EU on the post-Brexit trade arrangements.
That is because the UK will no longer be part of the single market and current customs union at the end of the year, no matter what arrangements are put in place.That is because the UK will no longer be part of the single market and current customs union at the end of the year, no matter what arrangements are put in place.
The government says the actions people need to take after 1 January 2021 will vary depending on individual circumstances but the adverts will cover advice suggesting that:The government says the actions people need to take after 1 January 2021 will vary depending on individual circumstances but the adverts will cover advice suggesting that:
The adverts will advise people to "Check, Change, Go" and recommend using a checker tool on the government's website.The adverts will advise people to "Check, Change, Go" and recommend using a checker tool on the government's website.
Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove will be making a statement on preparations for the end of the transition period in the House of Commons at approximately 15:30 BST.
We've already left the EU but we've been in the departure lounge, the transition period, when the status quo is pretty much held.We've already left the EU but we've been in the departure lounge, the transition period, when the status quo is pretty much held.
That is going to run out at the end of December, when we will leave the single market and the customs union.That is going to run out at the end of December, when we will leave the single market and the customs union.
That means big changes for business and a lot of them are frustrated that it isn't clear enough what that new world would look like.That means big changes for business and a lot of them are frustrated that it isn't clear enough what that new world would look like.
There are also likely changes for all of us too. Your mobile phone bills might be pretty different next year if you escape somewhere in Europe on holiday, and message your friends from the beach.There are also likely changes for all of us too. Your mobile phone bills might be pretty different next year if you escape somewhere in Europe on holiday, and message your friends from the beach.
The EU health card that has given people insurance wouldn't apply anymore, so we need to make different arrangements about that.The EU health card that has given people insurance wouldn't apply anymore, so we need to make different arrangements about that.
There are particular tensions for Northern Ireland, which of course will be part of the UK customs territory, but will still follow some EU customs law and regulation on goods to avoid a hard border.There are particular tensions for Northern Ireland, which of course will be part of the UK customs territory, but will still follow some EU customs law and regulation on goods to avoid a hard border.
There could be real disruption there if laws on the different sides of the channel diverged over the years.There could be real disruption there if laws on the different sides of the channel diverged over the years.
And there is an overall concern in government too, as we saw from a leaked letter from the International Trade Secretary Liz Truss, that the government just isn't quite ready for all of this, let alone the population and businesses who will have to grapple with the changes on the ground.And there is an overall concern in government too, as we saw from a leaked letter from the International Trade Secretary Liz Truss, that the government just isn't quite ready for all of this, let alone the population and businesses who will have to grapple with the changes on the ground.
Mr Gove said the end of the transition period will "bring changes and significant opportunities for which we all need to prepare".Mr Gove said the end of the transition period will "bring changes and significant opportunities for which we all need to prepare".
"While we have already made great progress in getting ready for this moment, there are actions that businesses and citizens must take now to ensure we are ready to hit the ground running as a fully independent United Kingdom."While we have already made great progress in getting ready for this moment, there are actions that businesses and citizens must take now to ensure we are ready to hit the ground running as a fully independent United Kingdom.
"This is a new start for everyone in the UK - British and European citizens alike.""This is a new start for everyone in the UK - British and European citizens alike."
However, the Cabinet Office says some of the UK-wide guidance will not apply to trade between Northern Ireland and the EU until the negotiations have concluded. A special trade arrangement involving Northern Ireland was agreed as part of the Brexit transition deal.However, the Cabinet Office says some of the UK-wide guidance will not apply to trade between Northern Ireland and the EU until the negotiations have concluded. A special trade arrangement involving Northern Ireland was agreed as part of the Brexit transition deal.
Liberal Democrat acting leader Sir Ed Davey said the advertising campaign would fill businesses struggling with the impact of the coronavirus with "utter horror".Liberal Democrat acting leader Sir Ed Davey said the advertising campaign would fill businesses struggling with the impact of the coronavirus with "utter horror".
He said ministers should be seeking "as close as possible relationship with the EU to not only minimise the damage to the UK, but allow both themselves and British business time to focus on getting the UK back on its feet again after the pandemic".He said ministers should be seeking "as close as possible relationship with the EU to not only minimise the damage to the UK, but allow both themselves and British business time to focus on getting the UK back on its feet again after the pandemic".
It comes after the government announced a £705m funding package to help manage Britain's borders after Brexit - measures Labour said were "too little, too late" and showed that ministers were unprepared.It comes after the government announced a £705m funding package to help manage Britain's borders after Brexit - measures Labour said were "too little, too late" and showed that ministers were unprepared.