The first details of the controversial Brexit checks Boris Johnson insisted would not apply to trade across the Irish Sea have emerged, with mandatory paperwork for businesses in Great Britain supplying goods to Northern Ireland from January. The electronic documents will need to be completed whether there is a Brexit trade deal or not and will apply to all suppliers. HMRC finally reveals plans for Brexit checks on goods going to Northern Ireland. Labour’s shadow Northern Ireland secretary Louise Haigh branded the government delay in detailing the checks as “wreckless”. Jobs have already been lost and their cavalier approach risks costing many more.”The procedures will not apply on goods going from Northern Ireland to GB.

Source: The Guardian July 02, 2020 06:01 UTC