"Brexit is never over and it's about to get a bit worse. As the moribund Tories assemble this Sunday, it's still their only tune, as if they haven't noticed how the public mood has changed. Brexit is the root cause of all their woes, with almost all the 61% of those people who call it a failure blaming the Conservatives the most."
"But instead of recanting, rethinking, questioning their recent history, they double down, with Kemi Badenoch now following Robert Jenrick deeper into the Farage darkness with a pledge to leave the European convention on human rights (ECHR). That double dose of Brexit will sink not save them. If people needed reminders of what Brexit has done to us all, 12 October will come as a jolt."
"That's when the EU finally begins its long-delayed stricter border checks, with a new entry-exit system (EES). At the border, the system will take not just passports, but fingerprints and photographs, storing data to enforce the rule that no Britons can stay in the Schengen area for more than 90 out of any 180 days. (Take note, opponents of digital IDs: it's already there for anyone holidaying on the continent.)"
The Conservative Party remains focused on Brexit despite widespread public disapproval and blame for its failures. Senior figures are proposing further departures from European frameworks, including a pledge to leave the ECHR. New EU entry-exit checks from 12 October will capture fingerprints and photographs and enforce a 90/180-day Schengen limit, with a 20, three-year visa planned next year. The changes will cause delays and gridlock at key ports and disproportionally affect frequent cross-border travellers, hauliers, coaches, and school trips by adding checks atop existing Brexit paperwork and requirements.
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