Port of Dover faces ‘utter chaos’ under struggling EU entry system, MPs say

Dover authorities said checks at the start of the May half-term holiday led to more than four hours of delays. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Cross-Channel ferry passengers and the port of Dover face “utter chaos and miles of tailbacks” under the EU’s entry/exit system (EES) unless the technology is fixed or checks are suspended by next week, MPs have said.

The home affairs select committee chair, Karen Bradley, urged the government to “apply maximum pressure” on the French authorities to act on the EES before peak holiday traffic arrives at the port.