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Kent travel chaos: is there a fix and should Brexit take the blame?

With roads leading to Dover and Folkstone gridlocked, it was a miserable start to the holidays for many

The Guardian - UK

Dover businesses say Government ‘must do more’ to solve port travel chaos

Business owners say they are used to problems at the port causing gridlock in the town centre.

The Independent UK

Busy start to week at Dover amid fears for ‘vulnerable’ summer

P&O Ferries said queues ‘picked up’ on Monday morning, and it took an hour for passengers to clear French passport control.

The Independent UK

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France refuses to increase Eurostar services amid travel chaos

Travel chaos in France extended to Eurostar services between Paris and London on Sunday night as stranded passengers endured “a nightmare” and “bedlam2 because of cancelled and delayed trains.Videos produced by those caught up in Sunday night’s disruption showed thousands packed into the overflowing departure lounge at Gare du Nord,…

Evening Standard

'You got exactly what you wanted': Viewers react as GMB guest put in place over France travel chaos

Massive queues have been building up at Dover due to post Brexit passport checks

Chronicle Live

Dover becomes ‘hotspot of holiday hell’, but queues easing after three-day gridlock

The equivalent to more than 200 miles of holidaymaker and freight traffic had been processed through the weekend up until Sunday morning

The Independent UK

Congestion eases at English Channel port of Dover

Officials at the English Channel port of Dover on Sunday said operations had returned to normal, after two days of lengthy delays blamed on post-Brexit border checks.

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Dover queues down to an hour after days of gridlocked roads around UK port

More than 6,000 tourist cars are expected at the port on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Folkestone becomes ‘new hotspot of holiday hell’ as travel ‘chaos’ hits drivers crossing channel on Eurotunnel

Holidaymakers and hauliers faced major delays at the Channel Tunnel after delays at Dover eased

Evening Standard

Dover queues: Travellers braced for third day of border delays

P&O Ferries has warned of further delays Sunday morning

The Independent UK

Roads to Port of Dover ‘flowing normally’ after days of traffic chaos

The port said on Twitter that as of 2.15am on Sunday traffic can proceed directly to the port.

The Independent UK

Dover travel delays: who is to blame?

Ministers have pointed to a shortage of French border officials, while Paris says it is not responsible for Brexit

The Guardian - UK

Travel chaos is ‘the new normal’ after Brexit, British tourists are warned

Anger over lack of cash for Dover upgrade as Tory candidates try to blame France for delays

The Guardian - UK

Pensioners heading to France for summer holiday brand Dover travel chaos 'a disaster'

Pensioners Paul and Wendy Nicholas, from Brockenhurst, Hants, were heading to Cologne, France, to join a Saga river cruise. They said 150 people were due to join the seven-night cruise

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The Independent UK

Holidaymakers face waits at Channel with Brexit and French authorities blamed

Holidaymakers and lorry drivers have endured long waits to cross the Channel in a second day of chaos blamed on Brexit and French authorities.

The Independent UK

Over from Dover? Leaving the EU has made it much tougher to leave the UK

The Man Who Pays His Way: How satisfying for a prime ministerial contender to blame the French for the effects of Brexit

The Independent UK

Dover traffic delays - live: French MP blames Brexit for chaos as queues form for second day

Busiest travel weekend since 2019 kicks off as school holidays begin

The Independent UK

Dover: Busiest day since 2019 begins with go-slow

Exclusive: ‘I’m so terribly sorry for all the travellers caught up in the severe disruption yesterday’ – Doug Bannister, CEO, Port of Dover

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Chronicle Live

Warning that Dover-Calais queues expected on Saturday as summer getaway continues

If you are heading down to Kent to cross the Channel to Calais, expect disruption as the gridlock seen on Friday is likely to be repeated

Reuters

UK holidaymakers face more long delays at Port of Dover

Long queues of holidaymakers and lorries built up on Saturday outside the Port of Dover, Britain's main gateway to Europe, and officials said the disruption could be worse than the logjam seen on Friday.

The Independent UK

‘Brexit to blame’ for travel gridlock at Dover, union says

EU withdrawal means France has ‘taken back control’ of its border

The Guardian - UK

France says it is ‘not responsible for Brexit’ amid row over Dover travel chaos – as it happened

French transport minister hits back at Liz Truss’s suggestion that France needed to fix the ‘avoidable and unacceptable’ situation

Wales Online

Warning to holidaymakers after 'critical incident' at Dover

Bumper-to-bumper traffic, in six-hour queues, made its way towards the port on Friday resulting in a blame game between UK and French Government figures

The Independent UK

UK calls on France to act as travellers face more delays and gridlock at Dover

A French politician blamed Brexit for the travel misery, while the local MP claimed French border officers “didn’t turn up for work”.

The Independent UK

Travellers warned of worse delays on Saturday amid six-hour queues near Dover

The travel disruption is taking place during one of the busiest periods for foreign travel from the UK.

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