The Latest Breaking News from Kent

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the government’s plans to send “tens of thousands” of asylum seekers to Rwanda for processing at a speech in Kent, which has received widespread criticism from human rights groups and opposition political parties. Mr Johnson acknowledged such concerns in his address, and accepted that the…

Crossings resumed this week, with large numbers of people arriving in Kent, after few tried the journey in the last week of March amid bad weather.

The British Meat Processors Association said some of its members have had to wait more than 24 hours to cross – in some cases resulting in the loss of hundreds of pounds worth of produce

The majority of filling stations in Cambridgeshire were either closed or had long queues on Sunday, while many petrol stations in Kent and around London had also run dry. Motorists are being advised to only fill up with what they need

Travellers via the Channel Tunnel are being advised to bring food and drink amid lengthy queues

Passengers redirected from the cancelled P&O sailings are adding to delays at the tunnel

Toby Howe, tactical lead at the Kent Resilience Forum, advised travellers to France to ‘allow a lot of extra time’

Tawanda Muyeye left Zimbabwe as a teenager after his mother was forced to flee to the UK and seek asylum due to fears over her safety

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