It's hoped ports to the continent could be reopened if testing is rolled out to hauliers waiting to cross the channel. Home Secretary Priti Patel said the Government is "speaking constantly" with France to achieve a resolution "in both our interests" to get freight moving again. Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the British Retail Consortium, said the "borders really need to be running pretty much freely from tomorrow to assure us that there won't be any disruption". "We're working to get a resolution, I think that's really important to put this into context. Scotland and Northern Ireland have already announced new lockdowns from Boxing Day, while Wales's tough restrictions will only be eased for Christmas Day before being reimposed.

Source: Daily Mirror December 22, 2020 08:42 UTC