UK seeks to sell Brexit checkpoint made redundant by EU reset deal

UK seeks to sell Brexit checkpoint made redundant by EU reset deal

Site in Kent was built to carry out food checks that will no longer be needed

Government considers selling Kent Brexit border checkpoint amid EU trade deal shake-up

The UK government is considering selling the Sevington border control post in Kent, a facility built for post-Brexit customs checks, following this week’s UK-EU trade pact that could render dozens of similar sites redundant. Constructed in 2021 at a cost of tens of millions, the Sevington site near Ashford was designed to process up to 1,300 lorries per day, primarily for sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) checks on products like meat, dairy, and …

‘Obsolete Overnight’: Portsmouth’s Brexit Checkpoint Now at Risk of Demolition

A £25m post-Brexit border control post in Portsmouth may have to be demolished if the UK government’s deal with the EU removes the need for health and veterinary checks on food imports, according to the port’s director.Mike Sellers had already spoken out last year about how more than half of the site would never be used because planned checks on EU food and plant products had been pared back since it was designed, leading to the building being c…