A recent report shows that five of seven border inspection facilities built in England and Wales never became operational, costing taxpayers at least £100 million on what are being called “zombie” posts. The waste occurred as the government wavered on how to check goods after Brexit. This adds to the broader financial impact of the withdrawal, which the National Audit Office estimated at £4.7 billion, including extensive software upgrades and other systems needed for the UK’s exit from the single market.
Five of seven facilities in England and Wales never reached operational stage as Tories vacillated over plans to check goodsThe UK wasted at least £100m in taxpayers’ money to set up zombie Brexit border inspection posts that were never used, it has been revealed.The overall cost of Brexit was put at an estimated £4.7bn by the National Audit Office last year but this included years-long transformation of the software used for customs declarations and other systems built to cope with the UK leaving the single market. Continue reading...
