Austerity cuts by a previous local MP for more than a decade, resulting in reduced border agents; several changes in both policy and structure by Mrs May, including the hostile environment moving officers away from the frontier to locate collect process, and imprison illegal workers.
Brexit and hardened frontiers checking ALL passports on entry, COVID economic and health impacts.
End of freedom of movement and zilch spent to prepare half a decade since the referendum.
This is the new reality of isolated Britain and learn to live with it . Britain’s official frontiers currently resemble US of a decade ago !
This is a national issue and it’s also experienced at Heathrow and Gatwick .
As an immediate impact through local managers at the border agency are directly responsible for the day to day hour by hour problems including rosters.
Given that the border agencies and intelligence agencies do have advanced access to manifests and schedules they should be better able to manage supply and demand through.
Very definitely a local problem however other than pressure of words what can MAG do can’t exactly raise an ITT for an alternative supplier or framework contract can they.
Now different matter land side departure security I give that !