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New EU border scheme to have ‘six-month soft launch’, MPs told

Source: PA Wire

An incoming EU border scheme expected to cause delays at the Port of Dover will have a “six-month soft launch”, MPs were told.

Transport minister Guy Opperman said this will enable a “greater freedom of passage of vehicles” if queues

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