The backlog at the Port of Dover has been cleared after coaches were stuck in queues for hours at the weekend ahead of Easter.
Labour and some Conservative MPs blamed Brexit for the weekend of chaos, while Home Secretary Suella Braverman said the scene won’t become a regular occurrence.
A critical incident was declared on Friday night as busloads of families were heading to Europe for the Easter break. Some passengers waited for as long as 14 hours in the queue. Port and ferry operators blamed a mixture of reasons, including “severe delays at French Border Controls,” the high volume of traffic, and “challenging weather conditions.”…