Brexit will mean checks on goods crossing Irish Sea, government admits

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Oh gawd. The Brexit mess rears its ugly head once more. According to this report in The Guardian, customs posts will be set up in the Northern Irish ports of Belfast, Larne and Warrenpoint to check goods travelling between Northern Ireland and the UK mainland, despite recent assurances to the contrary from Boris Johnson to Northern Irish business leaders fearful of a steep increase in administrative costs.