Reports from tees valley. An icon of a vibrant an icon of a vibrant industrial an icon of a vibrant industrial past, now out of action, symbolising area struggling to find its feet. Tees valley, and infinite hercules in its day, a white capital of imake income is now clearing a site of past glories and looking for new ventures. A painful process with economic decline, alongside pockets of affluence. That has placed this area on the national map, and now a mayoral contest with high stakes mayoral contest with high sta kes from mayoral contest with high stakes from the two main parties. A poster boy of the red bull, after his narrow win here in 2017. Re elected in a landslide in 2021, ben houchen is now hoping to buck the national trend. A local labour stalwart, hopes to win back what was once a heartland for his party, and a winnerfor heartland for his party, and a winner for chris heartland for his party, and a winnerfor Chris Mcewan Heartland for his party, and a winner for chris mcew
to scan their fingerprints remotely and prevent long queues. with more on this is our bbc reporter esyllt carr, whojoins me from our london newsroom. just remind us, what is the purpose of this new eu border scheme? this is the entry of this new eu border scheme? this is the entry exit of this new eu border scheme? ti 3 is the entry exit system, as you said, and it is designed to streamline those movements of people in and out of the eu, and the eu says to improve security, and keeping track of who is coming in and out. it will mean those coming from non eu countries, including britain, will have to provide some extra information at the border and thatis extra information at the border and that is a photo, passport details and fingerprint information as well. there will be an extra amount of admin and there has been lots of issues with this, meaning the scheme has been a delay. it was due to come into effect in october, 2022, but it is now due to start in october this year. is no
dover, to cross the channel. why is thatis dover, to cross the channel. why is that is not ready in time? this i dover, to cross the channel. why is that is not ready in time? that is not ready in time? as i say, there has been that is not ready in time? as i say, there has been concerned - that is not ready in time? as i say, there has been concerned about i that is not ready in time? as i say, i there has been concerned about how this is going to work, with all the extra admin at the port and an app thatis extra admin at the port and an app that is being developed by the eu has been proposed as one of the ways that this could be made much smoother. that is because people would be able to use the app to input or import some of this data remotely before they get to the border. as we have heard this week from the boss, the chief executive of eurostar, she has told the bbc that they are not expecting that app to be ready before october. we don t know exactly when the app is expected t