A Polish lorry driver has told how he had to make the heartbreaking call to his pregnant wife and daughters telling them he was unlikely to make it home for Christmas, and would instead be spending it in his cab stuck on the A20 in Dover. Wojtek Golawski is one of thousands of truckers stranded … Read more
What happens next? If and when a package is finalised, MPs will need to pass legislation putting it on the statute books in time for the end of the transition period on January 1. With Christmas Day tomorrow, this is likely to happen next week. The Commons will be recalled from its festive break and … Read more
What happens next? If and when a package is finalised, MPs will need to pass legislation putting it on the statute books in time for the end of the transition period on January 1. With Christmas Day tomorrow, this is likely to happen next week. The Commons will be recalled from its festive break and … Read more
A Polish lorry driver told tonight how he had to make the heartbreaking call to his pregnant wife and daughters telling them he was unlikely to make it home for Christmas, and would instead be spending it in his cab stuck on the A20 in Dover. Wojtek Golawski is one of thousands of truckers stranded … Read more
Hopes were growing today of a Brexit deal before Christmas amid reports that the final hurdle is fish worth the equivalent of a good Premier League footballer’s transfer fee. With little more than a week to go until the end of the transition period, Cabinet minister Robert Jenrick said he is ‘reasonably optimistic’ that a … Read more
Desperate lorry drivers stranded in makeshift camps at Kent’s Manston airport have pleaded to be allowed home for Christmas amid fears that even with the introduction of rapid testing the backlog of drivers willl take days to clear. The military is heading to Kent today to start a mass testing programme after France confirmed it … Read more
Hotline to a Brexit deal: Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen hold regular secret phone calls as they try to nail down a compromise on fishing Boris Johnson has established a ‘hotline’ to Ursula von der Leyen in recent days Pair are understood to have held regular secret phone calls in the last 48 … Read more
Which countries have banned flights from the UK? EU All flights from UK banned – Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden. UK travellers allowed with a negative test – Cyprus, Greece. Still allowing own nationals to enter – Greece, Portugal, Spain. REST OF EUROPE All flights from … Read more
European lorry drivers have been seen pouring booze and decorating a Christmas tree with tin cans amid fears they may be forced to spend the festive season separated from their families while stranded in Dover. Attempting to keep spirits high, one driver was today seen pouring wine into cardboard drink cups before serving it to his … Read more
A stranded lorry driver waiting to get back into France following the country’s UK travel ban has said he has no idea if he will be able to get back to his family for Christmas. The lorry driver, one of the hundreds stuck at Dover after Emmanuel Macron shut the border on Sunday, says officials … Read more