UK exit checks: why it now takes longer to leave the country

From today the government is reintroducing exit checks for ferry and rail passengers leaving the UK

A Eurostar train at St Pancras International station
(Image credit: Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images)

New exit checks for people leaving the UK come into force today, with critics of the system claiming that it will lead to delays at ferry ports and rail terminals.

So what is changing and why are so many people worried about it?

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