There were traffic delays for cars, coaches and lorries leaving Holyhead port in Wales on Friday due to checks carried out by UK border immigration officials targeting human trafficking. Missed tourTwo of Mr Wharton’s coaches bringing children from a school in Ardee, Co Louth to visit Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium missed their time-slots for a tour of the ground due to the delays. A UK Home Office spokesman said that Border Force had a network of trained safeguarding and modern slavery teams based in all regions. The offers were “operational and are on hand to ensure children and vulnerable people, including potential victims of modern slavery, are dealt with effectively,” said the spokesman. A spokesman for Stena Line Ports, which runs Holyhead, said the delays were a matter for Border Forces.

Source: The Irish Times April 12, 2019 19:30 UTC