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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah

Children returning from school trips delayed for six hours amid Calais strikes

Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union join a picket line outside the Port of Dover.
Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union join a picket line outside the Port of Dover. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Children and teachers returning to the UK from half-term school trips have endured delays of more than six hours at Calais, amid strike action by Border Force staff.

P&O Ferries told customers that long wait times were “due to the queues at border control who are also on strike”, though the government rejected suggestions that industrial action was having an impact on wait times.

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