Questions of partner during crossing U.K. force borders

[Punguru82]

I was under the Impression once you’ve obtained settled status and or PR(for non EU). They no longer asks questions like;
1- Are you still with your partner/Are you still married etc?! I think it’s annoying. Is it Training issues or they just like to intimidate people?!
2.What if you are no longer together what happens next?!

[Zerubbabel]

Same here.

My wife has an EEA PR + Settled Status. She was returning to the UK alone and was asked questions like:

- How come you have that?
- Who is your sponsor?
- What does he do in the UK?
- Do you still live with him?
...

She responded and they let her go. But I don't see what's the point.

[kamoe]

I am non-EU with EEA BRC, not yet PR. Sometimes they ask zero questions, me traveling alone or not; sometimes they ask the usual above. Never takes more than 30 seconds.

I know the point here is regarding people with PR but just to show that how many questions they ask also depends on how the border officer feels that day/how much time they have.

[Zerubbabel]

Most of them are rather robotic. I think they ask the same questions again and again regardless or their relevancy.