RHA pays for researcher for Dover MP Charlie Elphicke

The Home Affairs Select Committee has been told that a significant proportion of UK exports will get delayed if customs clearance is reintroduced as a consequence of Brexit, and the government needs a “big step change” to deliver the promise of “frictionless trade”.

Air freight haulier Saints Transport more than tripled its losses in the 18 months to 30 June last year.

Government plans to avoid border chaos in the Brexit transition period with an Operation Stack alternative are in danger of being delayed, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned this week.