Oral Question·Northern Ireland Office
“What estimate the Government has made of the number of customs officials that will be required to conduct border checks in Northern Ireland after the UK leaves the EU.”
Tabled: 1 May 2018Answered: 9 May 2018
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Answer from Hansard
The Prime Minister
We are fixing the problem that they— [ Interruption. ] The Conservatives said they would take control of the borders and they lost it. We are working hard with our allies. We want to bring forward more powers for law enforcement on our borders, through our borders Bill, to give them the powers they need to take on the job and deal with the problem. And what did the Conservatives do? They voted against it—a confected argument.