Boris Johnson in crisis talks as France ban UK cargo. (PA) Boris Johnson is set to hold crisis talks today after France banned lorries from travelling from the UK. Amid the new mutant coronavirus strain found in England, a number of flights around the world were cancelled over fears the virus will spread. The Prime Minister will chair a meeting of the Government’s Cobra civil contingencies committee on Monday amid warnings of “significant disruption” around the Channel ports in Kent. Hauliers were urged to stay away from the area amid warnings of potential problems as the end of the Brexit transition period looms on December 31.
Boris Johnson in crisis talks as France ban UK cargo. (PA) Boris Johnson is set to hold crisis talks today after France banned lorries from travelling from the UK. Amid the new mutant coronavirus strain found in England, a number of flights around the world were cancelled over fears the virus will spread. The Prime Minister will chair a meeting of the Government’s Cobra civil contingencies committee on Monday amid warnings of “significant disruption” around the Channel ports in Kent. Hauliers were urged to stay away from the area amid warnings of potential problems as the end of the Brexit transition period looms on December 31.
“Further meetings are happening this evening and tomorrow morning to ensure robust plans are in place.” Transport Secretary Grant Shapps urged people including hauliers to stay away from the area around the Channel ports. “We expect significant disruption in the area. My department is urgently working with Highways England and Kent Council on contingency measures to minimise traffic disruption in the area,” he said. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) warned the closure of France to UK traffic would create “difficulties” for UK imports and exports in the busy Christmas period. Andrew Opie, the BRC’s director of food and sustainability, said any “prolonged” disruption would be a problem in the run-up to the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31.
Boris Johnson in crisis talks as France ban UK cargo. (PA) Boris Johnson is set to hold crisis talks today after France banned lorries from travelling from the UK. Amid the new mutant coronavirus strain found in England, a number of flights around the world were cancelled over fears the virus will spread. The Prime Minister will chair a meeting of the Government’s Cobra civil contingencies committee on Monday amid warnings of “significant disruption” around the Channel ports in Kent. Hauliers were urged to stay away from the area amid warnings of potential problems as the end of the Brexit transition period looms on December 31.
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