One Europhobe is finally waking up to the costs of leaving the EU.

The price of the Tories’ new border regime beggars belief. In a cost of living crisis, it’s a bill we can’t afford.

The government’s chief illusionist waves his bureaucracy-busting wand at the British state and suggests some services may be surplus to requirements.

Not before time, Boris Johnson has resigned as leader of the UK’s Conservative Party. The Guardian reports that Johnson’s leadership “toppled under a wave of sleaze allegations and failure to tell the truth.” But his real scandal lies elsewhere — with Brexit.

The latest opinion piece from the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) notes postponing import checks from the EU leaves UK meat exporters at a significant disadvantage.

Northern Ireland’s first minister has paid the price for believing the promises of the hard Brexiteers.

In the months since the Brexit transition period ended, trade flows at British borders have plummeted and border checks have been deemed so unworkable that their implementation has been pushed back by a year. Dire figures and delays point to the fact there is far more to free trade than tariffs...

In four months’ time, an avalanche of checks, paperwork and tariffs looks certain to hit Northern Ireland.

The supreme irony is that, despite all those Vote Leave promises, Brexit is making it harder to control UK borders.

Everyone is fishing in the same pond. Stocks built up in readiness for Brexit are having to be replenished. If another pandemic strikes, we’ll hardly be in the best position to get through it.