Minister blames France for recent problems and suggests Britons might go to Portugal instead
Jacob Rees-Mogg has admitted he was wrong to say there would be no delays at the port of Dover caused by the UK leaving the EU.opportunities minister maintained the government line that the French, not Brexit, had caused the recent delays, in a radio interview on Tuesday.
“The point I was making was that the only delays would be caused by the French if they decided not to allow British people to pass through freely. They have decided to do that.” Both Port of Dover and Eurotunnel, which operates rail and car rail transportation across the Channel, have said the delays were caused by the extra checks needed on British passports.
That means officials at French border controls must stamp each passport to record entry and exit and also check the passport for previous stamps to ensure the 90-day limit has not been breached. Port of Dover had increased its number of passport-checking booths from six to nine in June to prepare for the weekend of 22 July. It was the weekend after schools in England broke up for the summer holidays, traditionally the busiest days for tourist travel.
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