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Full leaked Border Force document obtained by Sky News has series of extraordinary detailed insights into assumptions about the operation of the Border for freight, passengers, businesses and security on #D1ND - Day 1 No Deal... /1 
Slide “LENS and People Contingency Assumptions”:
“Loss of data and access to key systems” - ref to No Deal loss of access to EU’s SIS2 - database that’s checked when they swipe your passport and cross reffed against EU wide criminal databases.
Replaced by much inferior system /2
“Loss of data and access to key systems” - ref to No Deal loss of access to EU’s SIS2 - database that’s checked when they swipe your passport and cross reffed against EU wide criminal databases.
Replaced by much inferior system /2
Border Force assumption is that “EU will impose full Schengen border controls” which could mean “UK passengers can no longer use e-gates” and “intentions checking” on way into EU. Which leads to ... /3
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Sky News obtains Border Force contingency presentation slide assuming a No Deal Brexit fall in cross Channel freight traffic of 75% to 87% for next 3-6 months as a “reasonable worst case”
Sky News obtains Border Force contingency presentation slide assuming a No Deal Brexit fall in cross Channel freight traffic of 75% to 87% for next 3-6 months as a “reasonable worst case”
2/ these figures in a secret document dating from late November, were not in the official No Deal public guidance, but are believed to have been discussed in Cabinet last month...
3/ “The French will apply at least the legal minimum of third country customs controls on all goods and sanitay and phytosanitary (SPS) checks on specified food and agricultural products. This includes the imposition of 100% customs documents checks”.
