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Re: [Updated] The UK’s future relationship with the EU
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-53375713
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Cabinet Minister Michael Gove has defended his plans for new post-Brexit border infrastructure after Labour said the government was unprepared.
A £705m funding package to help manage Britain's borders has been announced as the UK prepares to leave the EU customs union at the end of the year.
Mr Gove insisted the government had been "laying the groundwork for months".
But Labour's Rachel Reeves said the plans were "too little, too late."
The funding announcement follows a leaked letter from International Trade Secretary Liz Truss raising concerns about the readiness of Britain's ports.
Under the plans, new border posts will be created inland where existing ports have no room to expand to cope with the extra checks that will be required.
It relates only to the external borders of England, Scotland and Wales. Mr Gove told BBC's Andrew Marr programme that more details will be set out about the situation for Northern Ireland "later this month".
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