The Latest Breaking News from Border Force

Staycations boom for half term as Brits look to swerve strikes hitting holidays abroad

Border Force workers part of the PCS Union are going on strike over half term, coinciding with a spike of demand for staycation properties as reported by Sykes and Hotelplanner

Daily Mirror · Feb 13, 2023

Brits heading on half term holidays warned to prepare for long delays

The Government has issued a warning to travellers ahead of members of the Public and Commercial Services union based in Dover and French ports including Calais and Dunkirk going on strike

Daily Mirror · Feb 10, 2023

Travellers warned of delays returning to UK ahead of Border Force staff strike

Members of the Public and Commercial Services union will take industrial action between February 17 and 20

Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2023

Channel crossings continue as more migrants arrive in Kent

Border Force ships brought a number of people to Dover after intercepting a number of boats.

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

February half term France travel warning as Border Force strikes planned

Travellers entering the UK from France could face "disruption" as Border Force plan industrial action

Manchester Evening News · Feb 6, 2023

March of the robots: how biometric tech could kill off paper passports

Border Force boss says advances in biometrics and data security have made passports redundant – be they blue or red

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2023

Border Force strike: cover staff report getting just two days’ training

Exclusive: Some NCA staff in Calais say they had little official training before being put to work at passport control

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023

Jet2 and easyJet issue warning for all UK customers travelling by air this week

As many a 100,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union are walking out today and tomorrow in another long-running dispute, over pay, jobs and conditions, including Border Force workers

Daily Mirror · Feb 1, 2023

1,000 Border Force officers at major ports to strike during half-term

Members of the PCS union in Dover, Calais, Coquelles and Dunkirk will strike on February 17, 18, 19 and 20

Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2023

Disruption across UK as strikes hit schools, trains, universities and border checks – as it happened

Public warned of ‘significant disruption’ from strikes involving teachers, civil servants, Border Force staff and train drivers

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2023