UK border checks launched amid concerns over food cost and biosecurity

Defra insists post-Brexit checks will protect farmers

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The Government's new Border Trading Operating Model has launched
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The Government's new Border Trading Operating Model has launched

Changes to UK border checks have come into force despite claims the new rules will fuel food price hikes, put animal welfare at risk and spark a surge in food crime. From today (April 30), the Government's...

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