Passengers warned to expect delays during UK Border Force strike

Border Force official does not rule out possibility of airport closures when staff go on strike from Friday

Passengers travelling into the UK during a strike by Border Force staff over the holiday period should prepare for the prospect of long delays and a remote possibility that airports could close, a senior Border Force official has said.

The warning came as a senior Home Office source said soldiers and civil servants covering for striking Border Force staff would not have the skills needed to spot modern slavery victims.