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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Miranda Bryant and Jon Henley

France rejects blame for Dover gridlock, saying it is ‘not responsible for Brexit’

Cars queue at the check-in at the Port of Dover in Kent as  families embark on getaways following the start of summer holidays.
Cars queue at the check-in at the Port of Dover in Kent as families embark on getaways following the start of summer holidays. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

French authorities have hit back at claims by the Port of Dover that French border control staff were to blame for a second day of hours-long delays, saying: “France is not responsible for Brexit.”

It came after the port blamed delays on insufficient border staff at police aux frontières.

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