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Hauliers had been required to prove they have tested negative since the border with France reopened in December.
They are obliged to take a Covid-19 test before arriving at outbound ports, such as Dover or the Eurotunnel.
The decision to continue testing had come from the French government, the Department for Transport said last month.
But it appears French ministers have changed their position, with Mr Shapps announcing the welcome changes to the border rules on Twitter earlier today.
Emmanuel Macron has decided to ease the country s strict border restrictions for lorry drivers (Image: Getty)
Lorry drivers who have spent less than 48-hours in the UK will no longer be required to show a negative Covid test (Image: Getty)
Border Force officers are to be given new powers to use reasonable force to fingerprint migrants in France.
Home Secretary Priti Patel announced that the law will be changed in a bid to make it easier to remove those who arrive illegally across the Channel.
Border Force officers in the UK have powers to forcibly take fingerprints from illegal entrants – but those working in Calais and Dunkirk do not.
The law change, due to come into force in the spring, will allow border officials to fingerprint clandestine migrants they encounter at the so-called juxtaposed controls where lorries and other vehicles are searched at French ports.
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