"We are planning full checks on all EU imports - export declarations, security declarations, animal health checks and all supermarket goods to pass through Border Inspections Posts," The Telegraph quoted a senior government source as saying. "This will double the practical challenge at the border in January 2021," the source added. An hour before Britain’s exit, Boris Johnson, who led the 2016 Vote Leave campaign, said in a pre-recorded TV address: “Tonight we are leaving the European Union. Guests included Cabinet Ministers, No10 staff, officials who were involved in the Brexit negotiations and supporters of the battle to leave the EU. EU leaders issued a stark warning that shifting away from the bloc’s rules will leave the UK with weakened access to the single market.

Source: Daily Mirror February 01, 2020 04:07 UTC