France's Covid freight ban 'will have devastating effect' on UK supplies
by Lisa O'Carroll from on (#5BWY1)
Haulage sector sounds alarm over 48-hour block on cargo from UK to France after new strain emerges
France's decision to block lorries arriving from the UK for 48 hours in response to the emergence of a new strain of Covid-19 will have a devastating effect" on the supply of food and other consumer goods to Britain, industry representatives have warned.
The French government said on Sunday that all passenger and human-handled freight transport from the UK to France would be suspended for 48 hours from 11pm GMT.
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