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The lock of the Eurotunnel and the restrictions imposed on the United Kingdom

since the announcement of the new strain of Covid have caused chaos in the port of Dover

, with queues of more than 15 kilometers of trucks.

The British Government has desperately tried to

reach an agreement with the French Government

to lift the ban on merchandise trafficking in 48 hours and prevent the collapse and interruption of the supply of medicines and food (including the vaccines against the Coronavirus).

Boris Johnson held an emergency Cobra Cabinet meeting, with reopening connections with France as top priority.

President Emmanuel Macron has left open the possibility of lifting the ban before Christmas and

allowing the passage of truckers who have undergone the Covid test

and certify that they have tested negative.

French Foreign Minister Clément Beaune confirmed that the suspension of transport for 48 hours between the two countries was taken as an

"emergency and precautionary measure"

.

Beaune assured that the measure was taken after an exchange of information with Boris Johnson himself and after consulting with other European leaders such as Chancellor Angel Merkel.

British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps admitted however

that France's sudden decision caught the government "slightly by surprise"

and that they are making efforts to "reach a solution as soon as possible".

Speaking to Sky News, Shapps confirmed the implementation of a contingency plan with the enabling of Manston airport, in Kent, as a parking lot with capacity for 4,000 trucks.

Around 10,000 trucks transport their cargo daily on the Eurotunnel freight trains

, where 20% of the supply of food and medicine to the United Kingdom passes.

The threat of a trade "no deal" with the EU and the increase in traffic around this time had already led to a collapse in several British ports even before the latest severe restrictions in southern England and London.

Despite the emergency situation created and the requests of dozens of conservative deputies,

Prime Minister

Boris Johnson has refused to extend the negotiations of the Brexit trade agreement.

Johnson has also refused the option of a retroactive vote and stressed that the House of Commons

must endorse any possible agreement

before the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31, according to a Downing Street spokesman.

The talks continued their course in Brussels, between requests such as that of the conservative Tobias Ellwood, warning that the conditions "are not ideal to rationally determine our future prosperity" and emphasizing that

the best option at the moment is to "stop the clock."

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