Pigeon fanciers lobby for change to Brexit rules on cross-Channel races

Pigeon races would be hampered by 21-day rule and need for health certificate, government told

Five years on from the Brexit vote, there is one group whose right to smooth travel to EU countries from the UK has been overlooked, according to a shadow minister: pigeons.

New post-Brexit conditions stopping cross-Channel pigeon races unless the birds have the necessary paperwork must be overturned, the government has been told.