Police and drivers clash in Dover as tensions run high at port
It comes as the French government says anyone wanting to return will have to have negative coronavirus test
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Huge queues of lorries have been seen in recent days as the French border was shut due to the new variant Covid-19 strain THE head of a Scottish food and drink body has said companies face a “black Christmas” due to delays at the French border. The border was closed following news that a variant strain of Covid-19, prevalent in the south and east of England, is believed to spread more quickly. The closure lead to huge queues of lorries in Kent and fears over food supplies, particularly for Scotland’s food exporters. Speaking in Holyrood yesterday Nicola Sturgeon said the loss of Christmas export trade for seafood exporters especially is “devastating”.