Geezertronic
Established Member
So despite numerous quotes relating to Brexit in the article, taken from the documents concerned, you insist that it has nothing to do with Brexit?
You do have to wonder though why there was no mention of Brexit in the BBC News article linked to from 18 May 2018 though.
Even the Sky News article from 21st May (https://news.sky.com/story/new-plan-to-avoid-cross-channel-congestion-revealed-11380915) mentions that:
Though the Government denies any direct connection with Brexit, this interim solution was earmarked for delivery before any possible change to customs arrangements in March 2019.
It followed the likely loss of a judicial review into the Government's favoured permanent successor to "Operation Stack"
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A Government source said that "this would be needed regardless of Brexit" and pointed out that a repetition of Operation Stack had been avoided on several occasions.
With a good old dose of fear-mongering mixed in:
Stephen Doughty, a Labour MP campaigning for a "People's Vote" on the Brexit deal, said the move showed that "Brexit threatens to make 30-mile queues a daily reality