John Whelan: Border control delays casts doubt on Britain's commitment to Brexit

The recent delay, besides giving Irish exporters a competitive advantage over British producers, also holds out the prospect of kicking the Brexit can further down the road.

'Irish exporters and importers would strongly welcome any EU initiatives to regain some of what was lost with Brexit.' File Picture: Brian O'Leary/RollingNews.ie

British exporters don’t like it, Irish exporters welcome it, but the stop-start on getting Brexit done is a cause for frustration, no matter what side of the Irish Sea or the English Channel you are on. 

The British government’s push back of the Brexit checks on food, plant, and animal produce imported into Britain in September begs the question of how committed the British prime minister Rishi Sunak government is to fully exit the EU.