UK PM Says Customs Checks Coming in Ireland After Brexit
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson says there will be “customs checks” between Ireland and Northern Ireland after the U.K. leaves the European Union, but that won’t be in the form of “infrastructure checks or controls at the border,” according…
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to a BBC report. It wouldn’t even include customs posts set five or 10 miles back, he said. Johnson has said he will move forward with Brexit with or without a deal on Oct. 31, despite the passage of legislation in parliament that requires him to seek an extension if a transition deal hasn’t been approved by then (see 1909090056). U.K. Brexit minister James Duddridge says the government will be putting out more detail in the coming days on its plans for the Irish border, the BBC said in its report. “Leaked proposals” say the customs controls would be conducted away from the border, mostly where goods originate or at their final destination, the BBC said.