At the same time a leading politician for the Calais region said the problems in France would be 10 times worse than at the Irish border. “From Brexit day, 100% of our traffic will be from outside the EU. Imagine 2m trucks being controlled in Calais,” he said, in reference to the 4.3m trucks that use the port in both directions a year. Airbus reiterated its threat to leave the UK if it does not get clarity on border arrangements soon. Government data shows that after Brexit, 185,000 traders will be making customs declarations for the first time.

Source: The Guardian March 08, 2018 17:10 UTC