The Latest Breaking News from Dover

Politicians can’t just keep gaslighting us. As I discovered last year, there is nothing like a very long motorway wait to provide some political clarity, writes Zoe Williams

A school pupil stuck on a coach for hours outside Dover, feeling hungry, unsafe and enduring long queues for portable toilets, is probably not watching the Home Secretary on Sunday morning politics shows. It is just as well.

The Labour leader said it was "obvious" that new checks could lead to delays, and said the Government needs to "get a grip" after again being caught ill-prepared

When they eventually made the ferry it was quiet

Gillian Charlton, 43, said her son Ned, 13, and his friends were stuck in the holding area at the Port of Dover for more than 12 hours waiting to go on a ski holiday to Italy

Queues at Port of Dover have now cleared after a weekend of disruption

It comes as the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) called for ‘crisis talks’ with the Rishi Sunak’s government

Post-Brexit passport rules mean it typically takes 20 minutes to process passengers on a coach – far longer than before

"Everyone was panicked and wondering what on earth they would do. The whole situation has been a nightmare."