Xmas stockpiling, Brexit cause huge queues in Kent

Lorries queued for several miles on approach to English port of Folkstone on Saturday as Christmas shopping and uncertainty over Brexit sparked a short-term spike in demand. Vehicles were backed up on a stretch of M20 highway from an area near Ashford to Eurotunnel in Folkestone, which connects UK with mainland Europe.

queues came as UK and EU continue last-minute negotiations on a post-Brexit tre deal beyond December 31, when Britain will leave EU's single market tring bloc.

If a deal doesn't come into effect in new year, lorries without equate paperwork may t be allowed into Europe.  European Parliament has set a Sunday night deline for talks to give it eugh time to approve an agreement before transition period ends.