The UK government has once again delayed the introduction of post-Brexit border checks on imports from the European Union, citing risks of disruption at a time of rising costs of living.
The government has dropped plans to restrict imports of chilled meats from the EU and to impose further checks on plant and animal products, which had been due to come into effect in July, Brexit Opportunities Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg said on April 28.
It is the fourth time the UK government has delayed import checks on EU goods since the UK left the EU.
In a written statement to the House of Commons, Rees-Mogg said: “British businesses and people going about their daily lives are being hit by rising costs caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine and in energy prices. It would therefore be wrong to impose new administrative burdens and risk disruption at ports and to supply chains at this point.”
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