LETTER: '˜Surely a big contradiction?'

Once upon a time, just a few years ago, there was a respected and independent department responsible for looking after the UK's borders.

It dealt with commercial and passenger traffic having centuries of practical, hands-on experience.

Government, however, decided to disband HM Customs and Excise and replace it with a border force. Its first attempt resulted in failure and they started again with our current border force.

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It has been announced that 1,000 staff are to be recruited to secure our borders and at the same time our only land boundary can be managed with technology! Surely a very big contradiction.

If we are to have Brexit and protect our borders it must be done properly.

As a Remainer, I wonder how many Brexiteers continue with the view that to exchange the EU trading for the vision of massive new trade makes any sense.

A.D. Freeman

St Lawrence Avenue
Worthing

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