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    The reason is that Le Touquet treaty means that we have the French border control on our side of the channel and they have stepped up checks again so there is an exceptional security situation at French border controls situated within the Port.

    French Border Authorities have been operating at a heightened level of security. However, the French border control booths have been seriously understaffed overnight with only three booths available for tourists out of a potential seven.

    At one stage, only one French officer was available to check passengers on hundreds of coaches, resulting in each coach taking 40 minutes to process.

    The Port of Dover, which as you know, has no authority over French border operations, has raised concerns over French manning levels with the UK Government earlier this week and the Government, in turn, raised the issue with its French counterparts.

    The situation is really frustrating for everyone. The port is doing all that it can as a responsible port operator and Tim Waggott has just spoken with Charlie Elphicke to help escalate this once again at Government level.

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