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Hours of delays at Port of Dover

Holidaymakers heading to the continent face ten hour delays as France has stepped up its security checks in the wake of the terror threat.

Drivers have been stranded on the roads approaching the port for nearly ten hours overnight with no access to any facilities.

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Government told to get a grip on Dover jams

Shadow Home Secretary, Andy Burnham, is calling for urgent action to sort out the massive jams at Dover.

The Government needs to get on the phone to the French authorities and get a grip on this outrageous situation. Our new Prime Minister must urgently explain what representations she and the Home Secretary are making to their French counterparts. Theresa May should have anticipated heightened security checks in France. The Home Office and Department for Transport have been caught ill-prepared once again. This can't carry on and it certainly can't happen again. Ministers must take action to assist the thousands of holiday-makers who, through no fault of their own, are now stranded. It's the beginning of the busiest holiday period and the Government cannot allow this to continue.

– Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham

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