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Minister angers owners who fear they wasted millions to hurriedly install border infrastructure.
Food body warns of ‘post-Brexit perception problem’ over recurring traffic gridlock.
UK ports threaten legal action after spending millions on 'white elephant' post-Brexit border control posts
10/07/2022
Ports are seeking compensation for the facilities, which were meant to carry out the government's new post-Brexit checks but have been put on hold until the end of next year. / Ports across the country are threatening the government with legal action unless compensation is paid to cover the millions of pounds they've spent building new border control posts.
Intense traffic congestion around Dover is partly down to “Brexit scenarios”, according to the head of the British Ports Association.
Portsmouth International Port said it was required by the Government to create the £25 million site which remains unused.
The U.K. is postponing checks on imported food and fresh products from the EU until the end of 2023, as it announced a review of the post-Brexit regime.
Up to 12 post-Brexit customs centres like Kent lorry park to be built to deal with EU exit
13/07/2020
Businesses face 400 million extra customs declarations a year at a cost up as much as £20 billion under government plans.
Town hall chiefs are ready to walk out on talks with Whitehall. / Emergency plans to tackle no-deal Brexit chaos at UK ports are so “very basic” transport chiefs stand accused of using Google Maps to draw them up.
Michael Gove admits Brexit will bring years of confusion at borders as trade checks imposed
10/02/2020
Realities of leaving single market and customs union revealed to businesses - after controversy ducked during election campaign.
Port chiefs warn £200m for upgrades is nowhere near enough and time running out to start work
16/11/2020
Infrastructure work has taken nearly a year in the past, but just six months will be available - even if the cash is there
BBC Scotland has broken its silence as the questions around its policy of reporting on Brexit mount. / The broadcaster has come under fire in recent days after it aired an interview with the president of the National Farmers Union (NFU) Scotland, Martin Kennedy.
De facto deputy PM says nearly all EU imports will be subject to checks from next year.
Giant Brexit Inland Border Facility off M20 at Sevington, near Ashford, sitting empty, drone pictures reveal
25/01/2023
Drone pictures reveal how a giant Brexit border control site off the M20 near Ashford is now sitting empty.
The £25m port facility was built to fit government plans but stands empty while new border strategy is delayed.
The Entry/Exit System is set to start in October but many operational details remain unclear, as fears grow of major delays at Dover and Eurotunnel.