Brexit import checks delayed again to spare squeezed firms a further cost hit

Brexit import checks delayed again to spare squeezed firms a further cost hit

The government is delaying post-Brexit checks on EU imports again, saying it would be wrong to risk fresh disruption during the cost of living crisis.

Jacob Rees-Mogg, the minister for Brexit opportunities, said checks due to come into force from July would now no longer be introduced this year - and claimed this would save British firms £1bn in annual costs.

Instead, he said the government will target the end of 2023 as the revised introduction date for a new controls regime "which will deliver on our promise to create the world's best border on our shores".