Brexit food control post at Portsmouth ‘may have to be demolished’, says port director - short news
Exclusive: £25m hi-tech facility at terminal had been called ‘white elephant’ even before latest EU deal scrapping some health and veterinary checks
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..
source: The Guardian - 21.05.2025