The Eurotunnel entrance in Folkstone was proving a new pinch point on Sunday, causing traffic issues in Kent
At a campaign visit in Kent, she said: “This is a situation that has been caused by a lack of resources at the border, and that is what the French authorities need to address and that is what I am being very clear with them about.”
The French authorities said an “unforeseeable technical incident” in the Channel Tunnel meant the French border police were late into Dover. French politician Pierre-Henri Dumont, Republican MP for Calais, blamed the chaos on the UK’s exit from the EU. He told BBC News that it was an “aftermath of Brexit” that enforced checks, suggesting the Dover port is “too small” with too few kiosks due to a lack of space.
“The booths are fully staffed and we’re told that the port expects those booths to be fully staffed throughout the summer.”
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