Port of Dover faces ‘utter chaos’ under struggling EU entry system, MPs warn

UK government urged to apply pressure on France to fix system or suspend checks by next week Cross-Channel ferry passengers and the port of Dover face “utter chaos and miles of tailbacks” under the EU’s entry/exit system (EES) unless the technology is fixed or checks suspended by next week, MPs have warned. The home affairs select committee chair, Karen Bradley, urged the government to “apply maximum pressure” on the French authorities to act on the EES before peak holiday traffic arrives at ...

By Gwyn Topham and Rajeev Syal