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Dover delays – latest news: No 10 admits Brexit played role in chaos amid calls for crisis meeting

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

The Independent UK

Why Brexit is to blame for holiday traffic chaos at Dover

The Man Who Pays His Way: We asked for a hard EU frontier in southeast Kent, plus tougher passport controls

The Independent UK

Contingency plans to stop Easter Bank Holiday chaos at Dover, says No10

Downing Street acknowledged ‘new processes’ introduced following Brexit had contributed to delays

Evening Standard

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The Dover jam is not a Great British Queue. It is a Brexit-sponsored circle of hell

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

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Standard View: Dover misery shows Brexit in sharp focus

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.

Evening Standard

Simon Calder on the reason for 18-hour delays at Dover and why he thinks they won't be repeated this weekend

He branded the delays over the weekend a 'total shambles'

Wales Online

Port of Dover launches urgent review after more than 48 hours of travel misery

Travel misery at the Port of Dover started on Friday when the port declared a critical incident because of 'lengthy French border processes and sheer volume'

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Brexit ‘has had an impact’ says Starmer after Dover chaos

The Labour leader urged the Government to get a grip, after coach passengers were forced to spend hours waiting to enter the Kent port at the weekend.

The Independent UK

Tell us: were you affected by recent Dover travel chaos?

We’d like to speak with people who have had travel plans disrupted by the delays at the port

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer rubbishes Tory claim Brexit had nothing to do with Dover delays

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

Daily Mirror

Welsh school waits 18 hours for ferry after getting caught up in Dover chaos

When they eventually made the ferry it was quiet

Wales Online

Mum's agony as son stuck at Dover port for 16 HOURS 'with no food or water'

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

Daily Mirror

Arch Brexiteer admits Brexit causing delays at Dover

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

Evening Standard

Dover delays – latest news: No 10 admits Brexit played role in chaos amid calls for crisis meeting

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

The Independent UK

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Why is there gridlock at Dover again and will it always be like this?

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

Manchester Evening News

Manchester students among thousands stuck for over 18 HOURS in Dover delay chaos

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

Wales Online

Port of Dover coaches arrive after delays of eight hours

The Home Secretary said it would not be fair to view the delays - which have been blamed on 'lengthy French border processes' - as 'an adverse effect of Brexit'

The Independent UK

Coach passengers finally get in to Port of Dover after huge delays

Extra sailings were run overnight to try to clear the backlog of traffic

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The Independent UK

Why is there gridlock at Dover again and will it always be like this?

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

Daily Mirror

Dover delays: School cancels ski trip after being told to wait 24 HOURS for getaway

Louise, whose daughter was on the school ski trip, described the delays as "horrendous" after the coach had to turn back around - leaving pupils bitterly disappointed

Evening Standard

Children feeling ‘hungry’ and ‘unsafe’ during 16-hour queues at Dover

Schoolchildren are trapped on coaches and have no access to running water, according to one mother

The Guardian - UK

Suella Braverman denies Brexit to blame for Dover queues of 14 hours

Home secretary points to ‘particular combination of factors’, but Labour says ministers need to ‘start doing their actual job’

The Independent UK

Brexit not to blame for Dover chaos, says Suella Braverman – who claims smooth operations since EU exit

Things have been ‘very smooth’ at border since Brexit, claims home secretary

Daily Mirror

Dover delays: Children in appalling conditions as tailbacks continue despite extra sailings

One teacher waiting with a coach full of 42 children labelled the conditions as "disgusting", saying they had no water, food or toilet facilities since arriving at the Port of Dover

Wales Online

Extra Dover night sailings after traffic 'carnage' sees passengers stuck for 16 hours

The Port of Dover said it was hoping to clear the backlog by lunchtime on Sunday

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