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The British Government will relaunch preparations for the effective exit from the European Union, scheduled for January 2021 at the end of the transition period, with the relaunch of the 'Get Ready for Brexit' campaign and the start of construction of customs facilities for the EU departure and arrival products, for the first time in 27 years.

As revealed by 'The Guardian', the Government has secretly purchased 11 hectares of land 32 kilometers from Dover , with the capacity for 10,000 trucks with cargo destined for Calais. The acquisition of the site, known as 'MOJO' in internal documents, and the start of works scheduled for July 13 have reactivated fears of major congestion on the A2070 road and in various parts of southern England.

To alleviate the overload at Dover, the main port of entry and exit for EU goods, the British Government will build new customs posts at Portsmouth and Holyhead . In Belfast, Larne and Warrenpoint , the three major ports in Northern Ireland, internal customs posts may also have to be erected under the agreement reached with the EU, although the British Government has not yet confirmed this point.

Michael Gove , Cabinet Secretary and Head of Brexit Preparations, will officially launch the campaign on British television on Sunday and present the 90-page plan , in the first attempt by the British Government to divert attention from the coronavirus pandemic. towards leaving the EU in the last four months. A similar campaign, budgeted at € 110m, resulted in a partial fiasco and had to be suspended three days before the second failed attempt to leave the EU on October 31, 2019.

Johnson denies another 'flexion'

Johnson's plans, with a phased implementation of the new customs regime throughout the first six months of 2021, have been questioned within the government itself. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss has warned that plans for the border may lead to smuggling, damage the UK's international reputation and even face legal action by the World Trade Organization (WTO).

"We need assurances that we can have full control at ports in July 2021 and that every effort will be made to mitigate the risk of goods escaping control," Truss wrote in an internal letter to the Treasury secretary. , Rishi Sunak . It is estimated that the United Kingdom will have to have 50,000 reinforcing customs agents to be able to face the avalanche and process up to 200 million documents. The pandemic has slowed hiring and concerns are rampant about the lack of qualified personnel in January 2021.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused in recent days to accept a new 'flexion' of the transition period due to the emergence of the coronavirus, offered by the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier , in his face-to-face meeting with British negotiator David Frost . Despite serious discrepancies, Johnson has expressed his intention to reach an agreement for the future commercial relationship with Brussels at the end of the summer, although he has threatened again with a "solution to the Australian" or abrupt rupture without agreement at the end of the year. .

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