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A border would be 'very hard to police' - Stewart Young, Cumbria County Council
When pressed on the issue, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told the BBC’s Andrew Marr that that cross trade business would not suffer because of a border, but EU regulations set out that 30 per cent of poultry, eggs, milk and fish, as well as 100 per cent of live animals, need to be inspected when entering the single market.
Before the pandemic, around 59,000 vehicles crossed the border each day via the M6, A1, A7 and A68, according to Transport Scotland.
However, in the border region there are a myriad of ancient border crossings and no infrastructure in place for customs checks, leading to a mix of dismay and disbelief among local politicians.