Dover port boss blames Brexit for checks that are causing misery for tourists - while British politicians take aim at the French
Friday - when the port declared a "critical incident" - saw holidaymakers get stuck in six-hour queues as officials in Britain and France traded accusations in a blame game, and today motorists have already hit waits of more than two hours.
He added that because there are more people coming through post-Covid the checks are taking longer than they have usually done post-Brexit, which has seen them operate under pandemic restrictions.But Mr Bannister told LBC: "Today was always going to be the busier of the two days.
"Now all the lanes are feeding into their border authority booths so it should be that, but I think right now it’s taking a bit longer than that." But Calais MP Pierre-Henri Dumont said: "This is an aftermath of Brexit. We have to run more checks than before." On Saturday morning, LBC's Fraser Knight reported the town of Dover was enjoying free moving traffic, in contrast to the gridlock locals had to endure on Friday during the port backlogs.
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