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So there will be NO border checks in Dover and Tunnel?

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jura2 Sun 18-Mar-18 09:57:58

Grayling stated clearly on Question Time that the UK has no intention to have any border checks in Dover or Tunnel as it would not be physically possible to do so and would create queues.

No checks for people, cattle, beasts, puppy farmed dog, drugs, illegal and dangerous substances - oh and all the illegal immigrants waiting to cross in Calais.

Could any of our Brexiter friends here on GN please explain, to a simple soul like me- how it makes sense and allows us 'to take back control'. Please- as I just don't get it.

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durhamjen Tue 20-Mar-18 19:26:25

If the EU wanted to be pernickety, they could say that we had to have different standards for each country. That will be fun.
Everything that we get from every country comes through EU standards, the CE mark, even the laptop, mouse and keyboard I am using. All our grandchildren's toys are CE marked.
But it's going to be so easy, isn't it?

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jura2 Tue 20-Mar-18 21:06:02

We will get cheap imports from China, not fire retardant, not doubly safe- and kids and people will get hurt.

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durhamjen Tue 20-Mar-18 22:23:12

Yes, at the moment things coming from China have to be CE checked to show that they are up to our standards, which are EU standards. Once we leave, anything goes if we do not have checks at the borders.

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