Il capo delle frontiere non sa indicare in che modo la Brexit abbia aiutato il Regno Unito a controllare i suoi confini

Has Brexit produced any tangible benefits? No.

Has Brexit made anything cheaper or less complicated? No.

Are we going to reverse it instead of sleepwalking into oblivion? Also no.

Of course he can’t, because it hasn’t. At least you can tell he’s not a Reform voter, because he didn’t lie about it.

It has introduced border control with Europe. This means that it has stopped people being able to board flights with a stolen EU ID card (as opposed to the easier to spot genuine passport). It has also stopped those living here illegally using EU ID cards (as proof of right to work, right to rent, access to benefits etc.)

It has also made it more difficult for people to sponsor sham marriages under EEA rules. This was incredibly common with Eastern European women sponsoring student overstayers. They now have to apply under Appendix FM which has more requirements.

However, the EUSS route was incredibly generous and it allowed people to sponsor family members they never would have otherwise.

Unfortunately, we closed a window and opened 3 doors for absolutely no good reason at all, other than Boris being totally clueless about how many people would apply under the loosened visa routes.