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Old 09-08-2022, 23:37   #4421
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Re: Britain outside the EU
For some reason, this article has escaped our usual Daily Express re-posters.
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Brexit farce as empty security post to taxpayers a 'ludicrous' £2million a year

TAXPAYERS are facing a bill of almost £2million a year to cover the costs of a mothballed border crossing building - with one elected official branding it a "useless white elephant".

The security checkpoint - built at Portsmouth International Port following Brexit - was supposed to open last month, with a workforce of 67 employees, and built at an estimated cost of £30million. However, the Government put the plans on ice, opting to delay the introduction of physical checks on animal, plant and forest imports until the end of next year.

Port director Mike Sellers has written to Stephen Webb, Britain’s director of border readiness Stephen Webb, warning him the cost to the city would be £1,845,108 - including £500,000 between now and October.

A Border Trade and Brexit Opportunities Team delegation visited the port last month but have yet to offer any "support", Mr Sellers explained in his letter.

With Portsmouth City Council now threatening legal action in an attempt to force the Government to offer compensation, Mr Sellers added: “You kindly offered to help the port mitigate the significant costs to the border control post (BCP) due to the government’s decision to stop the import controls on EU freight and move towards a new target operating model from the end of 2023, but there has been no support nor clarity.

Portsmouth South MP Stephen Morgan said: “This Conservative government’s incompetence has left our city facing an eye-watering bill for post-Brexit infrastructure that now won't be needed.

“At a time when families in Portsmouth and across the country are struggling with the cost-of-living crisis, this government wasting almost £30m of taxpayers’ money is unforgivable.”

The facility is just one of several throughout the UK which cost a combined £500 million-plus in public and private sector cash, but which are now standing empty after the Government opted to delay the planned checks.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/polit...ny-mordaunt-eu
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