The government has been urged to do more to clarify arrangements for new post-Brexit border checks in Kent. It follows a suggestion there could be a ‘soft launch’ or ‘phased introduction’ of new passport controls, designed to avoid long delays lasting potentially several hours. A report by the National Audit Office (NAO) says the total bill after five postponements of new measures – including on food checks – was almost £5 billion. The NAO said the government had itself estimated “it will have spent at least £4.7 billion to implement new arrangements and improve the management of the border, b…
