UK working 'as fast as possible' to resolve border shutdown with France: PM Johnson

After chairing a meeting of Government’s emergency COBR committee, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that he spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron about a truck halt due to border closure at UK port of Dover. “We are working with our friends [France] across Channel to unblock flow of tre as fast as possible,” Johnson said at a live-streamed dress at Downing Street. France h earlier scrambled to shut border to UK, stopping British lorries, ferries, and hauliers to contain a new variant of coronavirus. This caused widespre chaos at Dover border as shipment of food, medicines, and or supplies to Britain was stranded. 

According to British PM, ban on trucks on UK’s freight crossing to France was set to last for 48 hours, which will impact 20 percent of total haulier arriving from or departing to European countries. Meanwhile, Johnson told House of Commons that his ministration h activated ‘Operation Stack’ post consultation with Kent Resilience Forum, Kent County Council, and Highways England, diverting UK lorries waiting on M20 to Manston Airfield. Furr in his statement, British prime minister said, “I have just spoken to President Macron - we h a very good call - we both understand each or’s positions and want to resolve se problems as fast as possible.” He ded that France and UK were working to find a solution, “as I say, as fast as we can.” UK “fully understands anxieties of our friends,” Johnson stressed. 

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48 countries suspend travel

As many as 48 countries including— India, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Russia, Jordan and Hong Kong, France, Germany, Italy, Nerlands, Austria, Ireland, Belgium, Israel and Cana, and ors suspended travel with UK. governments worldwide abruptly discontinued UK flights after a new variant of coronavirus, 70 per cent more transmissible, and with doubling period of 7 days was detected spreing across England and London.

According to British and European brocasters conducting an analysis of situation on ground, Channel port where thousands of UK trucks passed on a daily basis h w installed signposts asking drivers to “go home” as France border h been shut to UK. Furrmore, France's FNTR national ro haul federation reportedly told EU media outlets that truck drivers were willing to enter UK to deliver freight supply. 

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