Freight lorries wait to leave after being tested in Manston, Kent, after French authorities announced that journeys from the UK will be allowed to resume after the coronavirus ban was lifted, but those seeking to travel must have a negative test result A MAN has been arrested in Kent after lorry drivers stranded there by the French travel ban clashed with police. More than 6000 HGVs were held in the county, with drivers being tested for Covid-19 before they are allowed into France. There were reports yesterday of disturbances at Dover and the “lorry park” at Manston airfield, but the leader of Kent Council, Roger Gough, said the first 20 trucks had entered the Eurotunnel to make the crossing. A handful of police officers could be seen in film footage trying to push back a crowd of protesting drivers in Dover.
Lorry drivers and police clash as clearing port backlog will take days
Thousands of lorries are stuck in Kent and Dover after the French closed the border
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Lorry drivers have clashed with police in Kent as they continue to be held up by the French travel ban.
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Video report by ITV News Correspondent Juliet Bremner
Lorry drivers and police have clashed in Kent as drivers stuck at the border have been warned it could take days to clear the backlog.
Others honked their horns and shouted we want to go home in protest at being stuck at the border, despite the border with France reopening after a mass Covid testing agreement was reached between the two sides.
More than 6,000 HGVs are being held in the county, with drivers being tested for Covid-19 before they are allowed into France.
Kent Council leader Roger Gough said the first 20 trucks have now entered the Eurotunnel to make the crossing.