Government denies border checkpoint preparations

The Government has denied it is developing secret plans for checkpoints along the border in the event of a hard Brexit.

Preparation for Britain’s exit from the EU took up a considerable portion of Cabinet yesterday with ministers discussing the potential impacts. However, a Government spokesman strongly ruled out any notion of making contingency arrangements for a hard border.

“We are not going to start preparing for physical infrastructure because that would help to make that a reality,” a Government spokesman said.