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SHARE French President Emmanuel Macron was accused by senior politicians of playing politics over the lorry blockade of Britain, jeopardising good relations and the economy. The French leader finds his position weakened in the European Union as other countries are said to regard his decision to shut the border, after a faster-spreading variant of the Covid-19 virus was identified in England, as a significant overreaction. Hauliers will be tested for the virus before being allowed to board ferries or the cross-Channel rail service to the Continent, where cases of the new mutation were identifi...

Stranded Brit truckers on the move again as shamed Emmanuel Macron is forced to reopen French border Updated: 23 Dec 2020, 7:21 Invalid Date, STRANDED truckers were ready to roll again last night after shamed French leader Emmanuel Macron was forced to reopen his country’s border with the UK. He caved in after pressure from Britain and the EU to end a 48-hour blockade imposed amid fears over the new Covid strain. 10 10 10 Staff wearing fluorescent jackets bearing the NHS Test and Trace logo arrived in Dover this evening ahead of a huge testing operationCredit: ITV News 10 French leader Emm...

Text size Britain's resilient rail freight industry, while much smaller than the road haulage sector, might play a key role in keeping vital, but stranded goods on the move. Lorries are stuck in long lines heading to and from the Channel port of Dover on England's south coast, as companies try to stockpile goods before the Brexit transition period ends on December 31. The situation has been exacerbated by countries shutting their borders to Britain to contain a fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus. Freightliner Group, a leading rail company that picks up large containers from UK p...

Desperate truckers stuck at Dover given food, drinks and Christmas cheer, thanks to The Sun Amir Razavi Updated: 22 Dec 2020, 21:11 THE Sun stepped in to help truck drivers stuck at Dover yesterday — and gave them a bit of Christmas cheer. We handed out 200 mince pies, 160 sausage rolls, 70 pork pies, 30 substantial Scotch eggs and 20 Cornish pasties. 6 The Sun handed out 200 mince pies, 160 sausage rolls, 70 pork pies, 30 substantial Scotch eggs and 20 Cornish pasties to truckers stuck at DoverCredit: Paul Edwards - The Sun 6 6 Brit lorry driver Keith enjoys a Scotch egg and a mug of teaCr...

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