Liz Truss has demanded 'more action' from France after holidaymakers faced queues of up to 11 hours at the Port of Dover
As politicians blamed the French for the long delays, the Port of Dover's CEO blamed Brexit for checks that have caused hours-long queues on Friday and Saturday.
One family was stuck in traffic for nearly 11 hours on Saturday as they tried to make their crossing. 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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