Thousands of lorry drivers are likely to spend Christmas stranded in Kent as the UK government has indicated queues will not start to move for at least another 24 hours.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said the 6,000 lorries, some of which have been parked on the A2 since Sunday, will begin moving on Christmas Day, as French firemen and the British military work with NHS Test and Trace to continue testing drivers.
Hauliers must return a negative coronavirus result carried out within the past 72 hours before crossing the Channel. The head of Britain's Road Haulage Association has accused France of treating drivers like "pawns in a larger game" as the UK stands on the cusp of brokering a deal with the EU - an allegation the French have