It could take "a few days" to clear a backlog of lorry drivers who need a negative Covid test result to travel from Kent to France, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has said.
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Rail, air and sea services between the UK and France resumed this morning after France eased its travel ban. French citizens, British nationals living in France and hauliers are among those now able to travel - if they have a recent negative test. Soldiers have joined NHS Test and Trace staff in Kent to carry out rapid tests on thousands of stranded lorry drivers.
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