The Guardian reports that the UK spent at least £100m on seven Brexit border inspection posts that were largely never used, after the Conservatives scaled back checks on EU food they judged to be of the same standard as before; five of the facilities, including the £28m "Dover white cliffs" site that remains a field, never became operational. Portsmouth port's director Mike Sellers, whose council-funded £23m post handles about two checks a day, says it is unsuitable for warehousing and will have to be changed, and is among ports seeking compensation.