Britain’s fresh food supplies over Christmas are facing serious disruptions after France shut its border with the UK to stem the spread of a new variant of the CCP virus. The French government has suspended all travel from the UK for 48 hours from 11 p.m. Sunday night (midnight Paris time), including travel linked to goods transport by road, air, sea, or rail. As a result, the port of Dover has been closed to all vehicle traffic leaving the UK. However, the movement of people or shipments from France to the UK is currently not affected. In a post on Twitter, the Port of Dover explained that the ferry terminal is now closed to all accompanied traffic leaving the UK until further notice. The Food and Drink Federation (FDF), the UK’s peak representative body for the food and beverage manufacturing sector was also concerned by the closures. In a thread on Twitter, …