Brexit News: New Project for Border Controls and Security

A £705m funding package is in the works to create new border infrastructure. The government wants to implement stricter check and control measures come January when post-Brexit transition comes to an end.

Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said that the budget (a £705 Million investment) would prepare the borders and ensure that the country was ready for "full independence."

The funding package reportedly details the allocation of the £705 million. Infrastructure at border ports and inland ports to deal with custom controls have a £470 million budget. The remaining £235 million is for hundreds of additional labour force (estimated at 500 border staff) and improvements in IT systems.

The UK officially left the EU on 31 January. The country is now in an 11-month transition period. Until a final trade deal is agreed upon, trading and most other arrangements remain the same.

These measures will cover EU borders with Great Britain: England, Scotland and Wales. As of writing plans for Northern Ireland have yet to be announced.

UK's international trade secretary, Liz Truss, privately raised deep concerns about Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit border plans. The now infamous letter was leaked to the Business Insider last week.

In it, she points the possibility that they could break international trade rules and lead to smuggling from the EU. Senior minister and pro-Brexit Michael Gove said that the new technology would help deal with security threats more effectively.

More details are being expected from the British government on Monday. Many await their new planned "points-based" immigration system.

Read more details from the BBC.