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Breaking: FRANCE BLOCKS LORRY MOVEMENT FROM UK - UK GOVERNMENT IN SHAMBLES, WORRIES ABOUT SUPERMARKET SUPPLY CHAINS
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Simon Jack
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Freight crisis. France blocks lorry movements from UK for 48 hrs due to new COVID strain alarm. Government caught off guard by this. Ministers and officials just beginning to assess the situation. DFT in charge tonight but will be a Cabinet Office convened meeting tomorrow am..1/
Simon Jack
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...Usual volume through Dover alone is 9-10,000 lorries a day going in both directions although often slower on a Sunday. Haulage industry chief tells me “Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse – disaster on top of disaster - I fear for supermarket supply chains...2/
Simon Jack
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Although freight coming from France is allowed through, haulage chief says “many will be reluctant to make the crossing to UK if they can’t get back given there is already congestion" End
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