France to Stage Brexit Rehearsal in Port of Calais With Gove

Freight trucks sit parked in departure lanes ahead of boarding a cross-Channel ferry from the Port of Calais.
Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

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By Ben Sills

August 30, 2019 at 10:00 AM UTC

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The French government is holding a rehearsal for Brexit in the port of Calais Friday afternoon with U.K. minister Michael Gove as a special guest, Agence France-Presse reported.

French authorities have recruited 700 additional customs officials and upgraded their technological in an effort to ensure the smooth transit of goods in and out of the European Union after the U.K. leaves, AFP said. The new systems will be tested during Friday’s rehearsal.