Travel chaos is ‘the new normal’ after Brexit, former French ambassador says
Liz Truss has hit out at the French authorities for the border chaos, but the government rejected an offer to double the number of passport booths in 2020.
Tag: Brexit
The UK is the first and so far only country to have left the EU and Brexit was and is the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) and the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom). The official withdrawal was at 23:00 31 January 2020 GMT (00:00 CET).
Express says Britain has become ‘laughing stock of Europe’ thanks to Dover queues
"Britons are now faced with the reality of travel post-Brexit, as more checks need to be carried out ", the Brexit-backing newspaper said.
The British government rejected a £33m proposal to double passport booths at Dover in 2020
They were warned that it would make queues at the port more likely.
Travel expert pins blame for Dover chaos on Brexit
"Since brexit it's been necessary to have every single passport stamped at Dover... and as a result of that everything takes much longer..."
Liz Truss named ONE economist who agreed with her tax plans…it’s worth checking out his Brexit prediction
"Boris Johnson may have been our worst prime minister ever, but that doesn't mean Liz Truss can't be worse," wrote Edwin Hayward.
Brexit ‘divorce’ bill goes up to £42.5 billion and people can’t see sunlit uplands over pile of cash we owe – reactions
"Glad this is us holding all the cards, otherwise this would be a monumental waste of money," wrote Toby Earle.
Brexit: EU launches four new legal actions against UK…bringing total to seven – reactions
"The UK as a whole will pay the price for #Brexit bad faith, and unfortunately with the Government Trussed up by the ERG the price will get higher."
Tory MP blames French – not Brexit – for Dover chaos but video calls that out
*Don't blame it on the sunshine. Don't blame it on the Coviud. Don't blame it on the Frenchies. Blame it on the Brexit.*
*We’re not going on a summer holiday:* ‘Critical incident’ declared at Dover due to ‘woefully inadequate’ border staffing
“I’m booked onto 8am ferry from Dover and it’s total gridlock. Moved 50 metres per hour.“At this rate it’ll be 34 hours before I get to the port!"