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UK working ‘as fast as possible’ to resolve border closures: Johnson
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LONDON, Dec 22, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday sought to sound a note of calm saying he was working “as fast as possible” to unblock trade across the Channel after France shut its borders to UK hauliers in a bid to contain a new variant of the coronavirus.
Following conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron over the ban, which has caused chaos around the key UK port of Dover and led to concerns of food shortages just days before Christmas, Johnson said supply chains remained “strong and robust”.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday (21 December) sought to sound a note of calm saying he was working “as fast as possible” to unblock trade across the Channel after France shut its borders to UK hauliers in a bid to contain a new variant of the coronavirus.
Following conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron over the ban, which has caused chaos around the key UK port of Dover and led to concerns of food shortages just days before Christmas, Johnson said supply chains remained “strong and robust”.
“These delays only apply to a very small percentage of food entering the UK,” the prime minister told a press conference, adding that he wanted to sort out the problem “in the next few hours”.
Working As Fast As Possible To Resolve Border Closures, Says Boris Johnson
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday sought to sound a note of calm saying he was working as fast as possible to unblock trade across the Channel after France shut its borders to UK hauliers in a bid to contain a new variant of the coronavirus.
Following conversations with French President Emmanuel Macron over the ban, which has caused chaos around the key UK port of Dover and led to concerns of food shortages just days before Christmas, Johnson said supply chains remained strong and robust .
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UK Working as Fast as Possible to Resolve Border Closures, Says Boris Johnson
Britain s Prime Minister Boris Johnson wearing a face mask as he returns to 10 Downing Street after attending the weekly Prime Ministers Questions session in parliament in London, on December 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
The ban caused Britain to bring forward Operation Stack, the contingency plan drawn up to deal with anticipated freight tailbacks on roads around Dover in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday sought to sound a note of calm saying he was working as fast as possible to unblock trade across the Channel after France shut its borders to UK hauliers in a bid to contain a new variant of the coronavirus.