Government plans for UK-only passport lines ‘will create longer queues’ after Brexit

Plans to introduce UK-only passport lines after Brexit are reportedly being resisted over fears they will create longer queues for Brits.

According to The Times, Home Secretary Sajid Javid is against Prime Minister’s Theresa May’s idea for the exclusives lanes after Britain leaves the EU.

Mrs May is said to be arguing for their introduction so that Britain will look and feel different after Brexit in March during the ‘standstill’ transition that will be in place until December 2020.

However, The Times states that there is not enough capacity or staff in airport arrival zones to deal with British passengers, who make up two-thirds of incoming flights.

The paper suggests that EU governments would introduce their own new measures for Brits in the light of a no-deal Brexit, meaning Brits would also face longer queues abroad as well as at home.

Airport operators told The Times that they have been assured “100%” that British-only queues has never been seriously discussed with the Government.

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Lucy Moreton, general-secretary of the Immigration Service Union, said: ‘It would mean longer queues, probably for everybody, unless they increase staffing.’

A Home Office spokesman said: ‘We’ll use the opportunity of Brexit to take back control of our borders and strengthen border security.’