Shane Brennan, chief executive of the Cold Chain Federation, discusses new Brexit import rules with Sky's Ian King.

The £25m port facility was built to fit government plans but stands empty while new border strategy is delayed.

The Chief Executive of the Cold Chain Federation has called on the Defra Secretary to delay the implementation of BTOM until October 2024 to address “serious issues”.

The government’s new trade strategy, the Border Target Operating Model, will bring a new round of controls on goods from the EU from 31 October 2023.

Many businesses are unprepared for the new rules which will come into effect from October 31.

Former European trade commissioner Peter Mandelson said trying to circumnavigate Brussels was always going to backfire.

Cold Chain Federation head calls for Government rethink on Brexit controls, warning of shortages, less consumer choice and higher prices.

Extra import controls will be ‘impossible’ for small businesses, says food industry chief.

New Brexit rules are coming into force today which have caused concerns over possible food shortages and increasing costs for businesses.

Ease of trading is key measure of success, say cross-channel businesses, not lack of lorry traffic.

It appears HM Treasury has realised bringing in a measure that will so obviously lead to higher food prices is not a good idea when the country is in the grip of an inflation spiral.

Food producers and road hauliers have warned the government that the supply of food and drink to supermarkets is “failing” due to a chronic shortage of HGV drivers.

Government plans to buy up hundreds of thousands of tonnes of unsold lamb in the event of a no-deal Brexit could be unworkable because there is nowhere to store it, BBC Newsnight has learned.

Deal or no deal, British companies will have to confront a wall of bureaucracy that threatens chaos at the border if they want to sell into the world’s biggest trading bloc when life after Brexit begins on January 1.