Tory MPs call for action to avert post-Brexit ports gridlock

Backbenchers say customs checks need to be improved, roads widened and projects such as new Thames crossing speeded upA prominent group of Conservative MPs have called on cabinet ministers to accelerate the preparation of Britain’s ports for Brexit in order to prevent “gridlock” for the British economy.A report endorsed by the European Research Group of Tory backbenchers says urgent action is needed to improve customs checks, widen roads, speed up infrastructure projects and pr