'Why travelling on #Eurostar from the #UK is about to become much trickier'

'The challenge our #airline friends will have is that all that #EES process is on arrival.”'

Airline passengers could find themselves on 6 October at, say, a small Greek airport which has not had millions invested in staff and kiosks to process biometric data. Passport queues for non-EU travellers may not be a pretty sight.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/26/why-travelling-on-eurostar-from-the-uk-is-about-to-become-much-trickier
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BrexitBonus #OvenReadyDeal

World’s largest #food awards move judging panel from #UK to #Ireland to avoid #Brexit red tape

Due to new #ImportControls, a judging session for the #GreatTasteAwards is being held outside the UK for the first time in 30 years
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/26/worlds-largest-food-awards-move-judging-panel-from-uk-to-ireland-to-avoid-brexit-red-tape
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BrexitBonus #OvenReadyDeal #ToryLies #GE2024

'#Brexit #BorderChecks will cost #UK firms £470m a year, says watchdog

‘More than three years after end of transition period, it is still not clear when full controls will be in place’'
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/20/britain-brexit-border-checks-eu-cost-uk-firms-470m-a-year-says-watchdog
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BrexitBonus #OvenReadyDeal #ToryFailure

#Brexit border IT outages delay import of perishable items to #UK by up to 20 hours

Lorries carrying meat, cheese and cut flowers held up by new checks, with retailers rejecting some orders
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/15/brexit-border-it-outages-delay-import-of-perishable-items-to-uk-by-up-to-20-hours
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BrexitBonus #OvenReadyDeal #Food #Waste #inflation #ToryMadeInflation

#Briton with #cancer living in #Italy unable to get care he is entitled to after #Brexit

“Brexit is the cause of this. Brexit is an absolute disaster, an act of self-harm of the worst kind for absolutely nothing. I don’t know why anyone voted for it,” said Beresford, who cannot, despite trying for years, persuade the local authorities he is entitled to healthcare under the Brexit deal.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/12/briton-with-cancer-italy-healthcare-brexit-withdrawal-agreement
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BrexitBonus #OvenReadyDeal

How #UK’s new #BorderControls will affect animal and plant #imports

Second phase of physical checks could result in price increases in shops, as businesses pass on costs to consumers
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/29/uk-new-border-controls-animal-plant-imports-brexit
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BrexitBonus #OvenReadyDeal #ToryMadeInflation

New #Brexit checks will cause #FoodShortages in #UK, importers warn

Rules due to come in this month will impose new handling fees – and experts say small suppliers are already being driven away
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2024/apr/13/new-brexit-checks-will-cause-food-shortages-in-uk-importers-warn
#ToryPoliciesInAction #BrexitBonus #Food #OvenReadyDeal

#Brexit #ImportCharges may mean rise in #FoodPrices, say trade groups

Fees of up to £145 on #EU animal and plant products through Dover and Folkestone begin on 30 April
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/04/brexit-import-charges-may-mean-rise-in-food-prices-say-trade-groups

#ToryPoliciesInAction #BrexitBonus #OvenReadyDeal #ToryInflation

#BorisJohnson government ‘always hoped’ #NorthernIrelandProtocol would collapse – #UKPolitics live

#LordFrost, #brexit negotiator for former PM, tells House of Lords that government never wanted ‘unsatisfactory’ protocol to work
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2023/sep/12/angela-rayner-rishi-sunak-tory-labour-keir-starmer-tuc-latest-politics-updates-live #OvenReadyDeal #ToryBrexitLies

There have already been several instances of long queues at the Port of #Dover due to #Brexit

But prepare for it to get much worse.

The full #OvenReadyDeal hasn't been implemented yet. Once that happens, the following will happen for Britons looking to enter the #EU :

- Every Briton crossing into #Europe will require a #ESTA type visa called #ETIAS at a cost of €7 per person.
- Every Briton crossing into the EU will need to have their #fingerprints taken
- Also, they'll need to have a #biometric face scan made

All this will cause longer checks at the border. How much longer, we don't know. The Port of Dover CEO has said checks for a car containing 4 people could be up to 10 minutes.

All EU member states have similarly voiced the expectation that checks will take much longer. This will mean longer queues and longer waiting times.

When these rules will be implemented, we don't know yet. It has already been postponed twice, but the plan is now for it to be introduced around November.

After this, expect #chaos at the borders and outrage from #Brexiteers , but when that happens it is important to remember that this has been negotiated by #Boris #Johnson and his government.

Not much has been said about it in the press as of yet and expect it to be spun by the tabloids as 'punishment from the EU'. But is isn't.

Leading Brexiteers have negotiated this, 3.5 years ago.