Brexit: Disaster relief charity hired to help stranded drivers in Dover

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The government hired a disaster relief charity to help drivers stuck in long queues at the Port of Dover in Kent in 2023, a- he revealed.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has signed a £200,000 contract for RE:ACT - a humanitarian charity which provides aid to war and disaster areas - to help those affected by the disruptions in Dover.

The charity will hand over our food and water to motorists and lorry drivers if they are inconvenienced by the major shutdowns seen in 2022, linked to post-Brexit issues.

The DfT contract said the emergency response plan was needed due to "regular disruption" to roads near the Port of Dover and the Channel Tunnel, according to The Guardian .

RE:ACT - run by former British servicemen - will be tasked with helping local authorities if traffic jams continue for more than 48 hours.

Dover has seen periods of major disruption in 2022 after a fresh round of Brexit-related issues saw info glitches rmatics and officials forced to stamp every passport.

Queues of up to 15km were seen after full customs checks came into effect with the EU in early January 2022 - with carriers telling The Independent that the problems were "entirely" due to Brexit.

The chaos at the port in April was blamed on the suspension of crossings by P&O Ferries - but the failure of the according to industry figures.

In July, long queues again built up due to new stamping requirements for each passport. In November, the boss of the port of Dover warned that the new EU entry and exit system could cause "significant and continuous disruption for a very long time".

It comes as the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has warned that Border...