“We built something that took two acres of our land that had to carry out, on average, 80 trailer checks a day.
“By the time of the operating model the Government settled on in 2024 that went down to on average two checks a day. It’s never ever been used for the scale that it was built for.
“Now we find ourselves in spring 2028 when the SPS [sanitary and phytosanitary] agreement is in place with the EU that this border control post is not needed.”
Mr Sellers called for the Government to pay the port “compensation for the amount of money that’s been put into this”.
A Government source told The Times: “The Tory Brexit deal was bad for business and bad for the country, leaving piles of red tape and extra costs.
“That’s why we’re securing a better deal that will tear down barriers to trade and back British business and jobs.”
