Dover needs plenty of border-related facilities, the local MP said on Friday after a customs centre was scrapped to save taxpayers’ money.
Natalie Elphicke said she’s working with the government to look for other ways to use the site to help keep traffic flowing.
The comment came after the HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said on Thursday that it no longer needs to open a new inland border facility (IBF) just off the A2 road in Dover to deal with post-Brexit border checks.
Construction work on the site began in April when Elphicke attended a ground-breaking ceremony.
It was hoped the new centre would see millions of pounds of investment in the area and create 400 jobs….