France's ban on UK transport came as surprise, says Grant Shapps
by Amy Walker, Jon Henley and Daniel Boffey from World news | The Guardian on (#5BXBN)
Transport secretary says UK aims to resolve issue as soon as possible' amid fears over new Covid strain
France's 48-hour ban on freight hauliers from Britain was surprising", the UK transport secretary has said, amid expected chaos at British ports.
Although Grant Shapps said the disruption was not a specific problem" in regards to food and medicine shortages in the short term, the government's aim was to get this resolved as soon as possible".
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