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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Nearly a fifth of British adults consider avoiding EU summer holiday as a result of border chaos

Nearly one-fifth of UK adults have considered swapping a summer holiday in Europe for a staycation in Britain as a result of border chaos in the bloc, new polling has indicated, amid growing calls for the new entry-exit system (EES) to be scrapped.

EES checks require travellers to give biometric data, fingerprints and facial scans, as well as registering their passport, when they travel to Europe for the first time.

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