UK’s Home Secretary Under Fire for Waving Private Jets Through Customs
Posted on February 15th, 2019
A Story in the Daily Mirror by Jason Beattie reports that UK’s Home Secretary Theresa May was under fire as private jets were waved through customs and immigration checks. Theresa May was fighting for her job last night after damning new documents fuelled the scandal of lax security at the United Kingdom’s borders.
Labour yesterday released the leaked emails showing UK Border Agency staff were told NOT to check passengers arriving in the UK by private jets – at the instruction of the Home Office.
From March 2, 2011, anyone on a private charter did not have to show their passports and could avoid customs. Figures show there are between 80,000 to 90,000 private flights each year, carrying two to three passengers.
The emails show an unnamed official at Durham Tees Valley Airport warned the UK Border Agency that the policy was putting the UK’s security at risk.
Labour yesterday released the leaked emails showing UK Border Agency staff were told NOT to check passengers arriving in the UK by private jets – at the instruction of the Home Office.
From March 2, 2011, anyone on a private charter did not have to show their passports and could avoid customs. Figures show there are between 80,000 to 90,000 private flights each year, carrying from two to three passengers.
To read the complete story: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/2011/11/15/theresa-may-under-fire-as-more-border-loopholes-revealed-115875-23562456/#ixzz1dmrbRIlo
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