Filenews 21 December 2020
More than 16 million Britons are now being asked to holiday in their homes in London and south-east England, while their plans to find themselves with relatives or travel to Europe have been thwarted. Boris Johnson will today chair an emergency meeting of his government to discuss international connections, particularly the flow of cargo inside and outside Britain.
France has closed its border with Britain to move people and lorries, ruling out its most important trade artery with mainland Europe, leading to the risk of british supermarket shelves being left empty for days from important goods.
Empty shelves in British supermarkets as many shoppers formed queues outside before 6am following France's decision to close the border with Britain
Britain's Transport Minister Grant Shapps spoke of an unexpected step: "I am in touch with my counterpart in France and we are doing everything we can to bring it back on, in fact we have been told that they want to restart transport operations as soon as possible," he told Sky News, noting that lifting the bans as soon as possible is his priority , although as he said Britain is prepared given its preparations for the end of the Brexit transition period.
The UK government has activated contingency plans to deal with transport delays in Kent in the south of England. Lorries are stationary on the M20 motorway, which has been closed to normal traffic. Nearby airport will also be used for cargo placement.
Source: filenews/iefimerida.com.au
