The hi-tech border control post near the waterfront at Portsmouth international port, built to handle post-Brexit checks on goods entering the UK, cost £25 million. However, the building has sat empty and unused for almost a year since its completion, after the UK government announced in April 2022 that the introduction of post-Brexit import checks would be delayed for a fourth time. Mike Sellers, director of Portsmouth international port: “It is frustrating. Physical checks at the UK border begin on 31 January next year. At that time, the border control posts at places such as Portsmouth will finally spring into action, albeit conducting fewer checks than originally anticipated.

Source: The Guardian May 31, 2023 18:55 UTC