Home Office to assign Border Force tasks to agency workers

Dover staff say move could compromise security and leave border without protection. Agency workers will take over tasks from Border Force guards in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Guardian can reveal. The development has concerned permanent staff in Dover who believe the unprecedented move could compromise security. It comes as the government said it will recruit up to 1,000 Border Force officers to deal with expected delays if Boris Johnson fails to strike a deal with EU leaders by 31 Octobe