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UK 'may not be ready for new EU border rules by next summer' – Labour

Government
Ilaria Grasso Macola
30 July 2024

The previous UK government didn’t do enough to get the country ready for the new EU border controls expected to take effect later this year, Labour has warned.

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This latest delay will only create confusion in the minds of UK travellers, said Julia Lo Bue-Said (Credit: iStock)

Immigration minister Seema Malhotra told the House of Commons on Monday (29 July) the new government was "not content" with the amount of preparation work done by the previous Conservative-led administration, echoing the findings of a House of Lords committee in May and subsequent findings from Iata earlier this month.