Foreign Secretary and Prime Ministerial candidate Liz Truss has blamed France for continued delays at the Dover-Calais crossing, but an MP on the French side of the Channel says Brexit is the reason for the disruption.
Queues on the roads around Dover were building again on Saturday morning, following gridlock on Friday as the six-week school break started in England and Wales. Thousands use the Dover-Calais crossing every day during the holidays to travel to mainland Europe from the UK.
The Foreign Secretary said the delays and queues were “unacceptable”, blaming a lack of staffing by the French at the border. But Calais MP Pierre-Henri Dumont warned they are a consequence of Brexit.
