Anyone remember the headlines in The Express recently?
New border rules are just EU’s bid to punish Britain
More Fake News I'm afraid folks! The reality is that the stricter rules were proposed six months before the EU referendum in December 2015. The controls affect all passengers entering and leaving the border-free Schengen area, not just UK passengers. The six EU countries not in the Schengen area Bulgaria, Cyprus, Hungary, Ireland, Romania, and the UK.
https://fullfact.org/europe/european...-brexit-blame/