News / Brexit border bedlam costing Britain billions

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The British government’s aim to have “the most effective border in the world” is a long way off, according to the country’s National Audit Office (NAO), which found that repeated delays have meant ongoing uncertainty, increase in risk and the addition of unnecessary costs.  

Yesterday, the NAO released a study examining whether the UK government is on course to implement an “efficient and effective trade border”, after its decision to leave the EU changed how goods are traded between the UK and ...