New import customs clearance rules create 'chaos' at UK border points
Chaos returned to the UK border yesterday, with the implementation of the second stage of ...
More alarming news on Brexit. Food shortages and 30-mile tailbacks in Calais are being predicted. The port envisages that the France-UK border will be ‘ten times worse’ than the Irish border. Calais port boss Jean-Marc Puissesseau has urged politicians to establish a plan to ease congestion, claiming that suppliers from the UK, trying to get their goods through strict EU controls, would be treated no better than those from a developing country. “The UK is part of the 21st century. But this takes us back 100 years. This is sad,” he said. “From Brexit day, 100% of our traffic will be from outside the EU. I tell you honestly that the UK will be a third country; this frightens me.” A senior local politician added: “This is a black scenario, but it is going to get darker and darker.” The Guardian reports.
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