M20 in Kent fully reopened after Calais chaos

The M20 motorway in Kent has fully reopened after emergency measures were imposed following chaos at the port of Calais following a ferry workers' strike.

Part of the highway was closed off earlier this week to all traffic aside from lorries heading towards the English Channel, due to safety fears.

Protesting workers had lit fires in Calais, while migrants tried to break into lorries delayed by the strikes in a bid to sneak into the UK, which forced the Channel Tunnel to close temporarily.

The M20 is once again now open to all traffic.

Home Secretary Theresa May has said that British and French authorities had stopped "significant numbers" of migrants entering the UK over the past few days.

And Prime Minister David Cameron said yesterday that he and Mrs May were in discussions over sending more UK officers and sniffer dog teams to the continent to help efforts there.