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Aerial footage shows vast numbers of lorries lined up at Manston airport
Operation Brock was activated overnight following border closures in France.
Boris Johnson claimed just 170 lorries were stuck in Kent. That’s not true.
Priti Patel this morning confirmed on Tuesday morning that 650 lorries are still stuck on the M20, with a further 800 parked up elsewhere.
From Dutch tomatoes to Belgian potatoes, where does Britain get its food?
The value of what Britain imports is greater than the value of its exports in pretty much every category of food and drink.
Top reactions as people on social media imagine what Tier 5 could look like
"In Tier 5 they beam the Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas special directly into your brain."
Royal Mail suspends deliveries to mainland Europe as retail chief warns border must reopen by Wednesday
“There is a problem potentially directly after Christmas and that is really in fresh produce, so we’re talking here about things like salad, vegetables, fresh fruit, of which the vast majority come from Europe at this time."
‘Insult to injury’ as Lorry drivers stuck in Kent slapped with parking fines
Alexa. Show me peak crazy.
Brexiteers on the hunt for home-grown tea as Buy British campaign goes viral
The campaign has been launched by the Blue Collar Conservative group of MPs who helped Boris Johnson sweep through the Labour heartlands a year ago.
Sir David King: No one talks about test and trace system anymore
"We've never had it up and running because it was taken out of the public healthcare system where the specialists are."
Jingle hell: Papers react as mutant virus spreads, the border is closed and panic buying ensues
Boris Johnson has been urged to impose a national lockdown or risk "human disaster".