BRITS returning from their half-term holidays through Dover have been warned of a new four-day strike action by Border Force. Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will strike f…
To help reduce delays, ministers are attempting to mobilise the military to cover for the on-duty Border Force staff.at both UK airports and the Dover border, from 23-26 and 28-31 December.
The Home Office called in more than 600 members of the Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force and civil servants.Most read in News Travel
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