Bungling ministers have paid an eye-watering £2.3 BILLION to the EU after a court ruled Britain had allowed criminal gangs to flood the single market with cheap Chinese goods.
It follows a damning verdict after the European Commission complained importers evaded several customs duties with fake invoices and artificially low-value declarations for textiles and footwear.
Tory MP John Glen, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, admitted handing over the massive sum to settle a dispute which has rumbled on for 12 years.
