Border can be invisible but cameras needed, Swiss customs advise MPs
Technology, intelligence and joint British-Irish mobile patrols deemed necessary
The head of Switzerland’s customs service Christian Bock told the Northern Ireland affairs committee at Westminster that physical checks were unavoidable, either at the Border itself or elsewhere. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
The Border could remain invisible after Brexit using technology, intelligence and joint British-Irish mobile customs patrols, the head of Switzerland’s customs service said.
But Christian Bock told the Northern Ireland affairs committee at Westminster that physical checks were unavoidable, either at the Border itself or elsewhere. “You need control points, not at the Border, but somewhere in the country,” he said.