Brexit may hike border smuggling, warns former taoiseach John Bruton

Former taoiseach John Bruton has warned that Brexit could increase smuggling along the border.

The ex-EU ambassador to the US said that he does not envisage passport checks on routes in and out of Northern Ireland once the UK completes the split.

But in response to a direct question at the House of Lords EU Select Committee on whether Brexit could be abused and become a smugglers’ charter, he said: “Yes is the answer to that question too.”