'We made our choice with Brexit and these are the consequences.' Travel Editor at The Independent SimonCalder tells mattfrei Brexit is to blame for the coach delays at Dover and says it's going to get 'worse'.
Delays at French border control and bad weather have led to long queues at the Port of Dover for as long as 13 hours.that Brexit "was never ever built with the idea that anybody would be wanting to have a serious hard border from the European Union there, but that was what with a democratic vote in 2016 we asked for".
"The government has negotiated for us to be come third country citizens, which effectively means that yes, we are obliged to have our passports checked and stamped. That never used to happen...we signed up for that - and I tell you what Matt - it's going to get an awful lot worse", he continued.
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