Big update: Asked about the PM’s response to Damian Green, his spox says there’ll be no “*new* physical infrastructure” under Johnson’s plan, which is a v important commitment. HMG’s position is that physical customs checks will take place in infrastructure that already exists.
New: A spox for the Manufacturing Northern Ireland tells me the idea that NI would not need any new infrastructure is "nonsense" and "not feasible or possible"
They say NI's existing customs infrastructure is at ports and many SMEs would have to drive miles to get clearance
They say NI's existing customs infrastructure is at ports and many SMEs would have to drive miles to get clearance
Story: Northern Irish business group baffled by the PM's "nonsense" claim that customs checks won't require new infrastructure
"A food and drink company in Dungannon would have to drive 50 miles to Belfast" businessinsider.com/northern-irish…
"A food and drink company in Dungannon would have to drive 50 miles to Belfast" businessinsider.com/northern-irish…
