on travellers and truck drivers and our local communities, i m very pleased that police aux frontieres have turned up with a strong complement of officers to man the booths. we ve had 12 in from the early hours of this morning. we ve got another four on the way, and so the processing time through the port has improved. congestion also began building up around neighbouring folkestone on the a20. that had a knock on effect on eurotunnel services too. from leaving junction 12 of the motorway, it took us seven hours to get to the terminal, which is about two miles, i think. eurotunnel was adamant that some of the delays were beyond its control. when the channel tunnel. was built, no requirements for passport controls, - no requirements for customs controls on goods moving backwards and forwards l between the uk and france. and that s different now. so the introduction of controls has some effect on the speed | with which people will travel through the terminals. -
hours to get to the terminal, which is about two miles, i think. the company is adamant that some of the delays are beyond its control. when the channel tunnel was built, there were no requirements for passport controls, no requirements for customs controls on goods moving backwards and forwards between the uk and france, and that is different now. so the introduction of controls has some effect on the speed with which people travel through the tunnel. today s likely to be the port of dover s busiest day since the pandemic, with thousands of families trying to travel abroad for the first time in three years. ramzan karmali, bbc news. our correspondent dan johnson is in dover and gave us the latest. it does feel like things are starting to move a little more freely. there are people queueing at
checks, which are now compulsory since brexit. today, he s confident that situation won t be repeated. after the terrible disruption from yesterday and all the impact that it had on travellers and truck drivers and our local communities, i m very pleased that police aux frontieres have turned up with a strong complement of officers to man the booths. we ve had 12 in from the early hours of this morning. we ve got another four on the way. and so the processing time through the port has improved. congestion has been building around neighbouring folkestone on the a20. that s having a knock on effect on eurotunnel services too. from leaving the junction 12 of the motorway, it took us seven hours to get to the terminal, which is about two miles, i think. the company is adamant that some of the delays are beyond its control. when the channel tunnel was built, there were no requirements for passport controls, no requirements for customs controls on goods moving backwards and forwards between
when the channel tunnel was built, there were no requirements for passport controls, no requirements for customs controls on goods moving backwards and forwards between the uk and france, and that is different now. so the introduction of controls has some effect on the speed with which people travel through the tunnel. today s likely to be the port of dover s busiest day since the pandemic, with thousands of families trying to travel abroad for the first time in three years. ramzan karmali, bbc news. the two candidates battling it out to become prime minister, have taken their campaigns to the tory party faithful, hoping to impress the voters who ll ultimately decide who wins. speaking in margaret thatcher s birthplace of grantham, rishi sunak suggested liz truss tax plans were immoral as they d increase borrowing. however in kent, she said it was wrong to take money from people, when the cost of living was rising. here s our political correspondent, iain watson.
of officers to man the booths. we have had 12 in from the early hours of this morning, we ve got another four on the way and so the processing time through the port has improved. congestion also began building up around neighbouring folkestone on the a20. that had a knock on effect on eurotunnel services too. from leaving junction 12 of the motorway, it took us seven hours to get to the terminal. it s about two miles i think. eurotunnel was adamant that some of the delays were beyond its control. when the channel tunnel was built, no requirements for passport controls, no requirements for customs controls on goods moving backwards and forwards between the uk and france. that s different now. so the introduction of controls has some effect on the speed with which people will travel through the terminals. today was probably the port of dover“s busiest day since the pandemic as thousands of families tried to travel abroad for the first time in three years.