UK Border and Immigration System Unprepared for Brexit: Report

UK Border and Immigration System Unprepared for Brexit: Report
The Union Flag and a European Union flag fly in Parliament Square, in central London, on Sept. 9, 2017. Tolga Akmen/Reuters
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LONDON—Government delays, uncertainty and under-resourcing have left the British borders and immigration system unprepared for Brexit, according to a parliamentary report on Wednesday.

Lack of clarity over immigration intentions is creating anxiety for EU citizens in the UK and putting already overstretched immigration officials in an impossible position, it added.