UK shelves £110m frictionless post-Brexit trade border project
The Guardian World
by Lauren Almeida and Joanna PartridgeFebruary 17, 2026
Programme launched by last Tory government was worked on by Deloitte and IBM but was paused in 2024
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The UK government has shelved a project to simplify trade border processes post-Brexit after spending £110m on a contract with Deloitte and IBM for it, according to reports.
The last Conservative government promised in 2020 to create the “world’s most effective border” by 2025 as part of its plan for a new trade system after Britain left the EU.
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Originally published on The Guardian World on 2/17/2026