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Dover delays down to 30 minutes; VIIA rail service suspended

Delays caused by a shortage of French border officials at Dover were reported to be down to 30 minutes this morning (Monday 25 July) after reaching several hours over the weekend. However, the situation was described by P&O chief executive Helen Deeble, as “completely unacceptable”. She said: “The scenes which we saw at the weekend at the port of Dover, with holidaymakers delayed for completely unacceptable lengths of time, must never be ... [+]