Deal or no deal, British companies will have to confront a wall of bureaucracy that threatens chaos at the border if they want to sell into the world’s biggest trading bloc when life after Brexit begins on January 1.

A new report from the National Audit Office reveals the range of possible issues from 1 January 2021.

Modelling projects 29-mile queues from potential delays caused by new digital controls, says trade body.

Boris Johnson, the front-runner to be Britain’s next prime minister, has raised the prospect of a shock for the world’s fifth-biggest economy by pledging to leave the European Union on Oct. 31 without a transition deal if necessary.

With less than a fortnight to go before the end of the transition period, lorry drivers face huge delays on their way to the border.

A French regional leader has blamed Brexit for delays at Dover and Folkestone and suggested the UK should join the Schengen zone.

But over the course of the year, a crisis, fuelled by the decision to leave the European Union, has been steadily, stealthily, stretching its tentacles around many of the services and products we expect and rely on.

Following a weekend of utter chaos at the Channel crossing, James O'Brien reminds listeners how the Tories insisted Brexit would not bring about these very issues.

The European Union's new Entry Exit System could see much longer queues at UK ports including Dover and St Pancras International, Folkestone and Dover when it comes into force next year.

The NHS has said it will cancel blood donation sessions in Dover and Folkestone for two months while Britain exits the EU.

Operation Brock to cause major disruption around M20 despite likelihood of extension from EU.

M20 backlog caused by French authorities testing post-Brexit checks at the Eurotunnel

Under new rules introduced on January 1, 2022, freight carriers now have to perform more extensive checks at the UK-EU border and this means that exporting goods to Europe can take longer at the checkpoints.

The UK asked for an European Union external frontier, similar to the hard borders the EU has with Russia and Turkey, to take effect in Kent.

Leaving the EU single market and customs union will bring new friction and red tape for food importers

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps warned of "a risk of some additional friction at the border".

Portsmouth and Dover have done what they can to prepare for no deal but say latest funding will make no difference