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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Matthew Weaver

France and UK to increase staffing at border controls in effort to avert travel chaos

UK border crossing at Gare du Nord station in Paris, France.
MPs have warned of ‘utter chaos and miles of tailbacks’ unless EU’s entry-exit system is updated. Photograph: Paul Quayle/Alamy

France and the UK have agreed to increase staffing at border controls in response to warnings of travel chaos caused by new fingerprinting and facial recognition checks.

Disruption at Channel crossings is expected to rise sharply next weekend at the start of the summer holiday season, with MPs saying there would be “utter chaos and miles of tailbacks” unless the EU’s entry-exit system (EES) is fixed or checks are suspended.

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