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Road haulage boss says fresh food will be a 'challenge' as even more countries close borders to UK The Prime Minister will chair a Cobra meeting this morning amid warnings of “significant disruption” around the Channel ports in Kent. Lorries queue to enter the port of Dover in Kent Sign up for the latest from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer WilliamsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or service...

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How is this being resolved? French government officials initially said the blockade could be resolved ‘within hours’. But there were no signs of a breakthrough yesterday evening and crisis talks between Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron are ongoing. How many lorries have been affected? Around 6,000 lorries were due to travel between the UK and France yesterday, but on a busy day the Dover Strait can handle up to 10,000. Around 500 lorries had to queue on the M20 but this was down to around 170 by the evening. Will we face food shortages? Shoppers have been urged to not panic buy and minis...

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 ...

comments Pictures this morning paint a bleak picture of London as the streets lie empty just days before Christmas  Tube networks was near-empty at rush hour as shutters came down on shops and train stations were deserted Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold crisis talks with Ministers later today as he chairs Cobra committee  Stark pictures this morning paint a bleak picture of London as the streets lie empty just days before Christmas.  The festive season would ordinarily be in full swing with families out doing last minute shopping and colleagues finishing off their work before gettin...