Dover still waiting on funding to meet Brexit

Dover is still waiting for UK Government funding for infrastructure work ahead of the end of the Brexit transition period, MPS have heard.

Tim Reardon, head of EU exit at the port of Dover, told the Commons Treasury Committee yesterday the timeline was “cutting it quite tight”.

The UK formally left the EU in January, but remains bound by its trading rules until the end of the year.

Mr Rear don told MPS: “There is new infrastructure that is needed.

“Some of it is under construction already, others of it has yet to begin.

“Plans have been drawn up. But for it to begin funding needs to be in place to support its construction.

“Government has a funding scheme which is due to open for application later this month, clearly that’s cutting it quite tight.”