Boris Johnson downplayed the number of lorry drivers stranded in Dover - according to Highways England

Thousands of lorries are currently queued in Dover after being halted on their way to France, despite government claims that the queues were not extensive.

In a press conference to the nation on Monday (21 Dec), the Prime Minister addressed the UK’s current travel and freight ban from France, which came into effect on Sunday due to the highly transmissible new variant of Covid, for a period of 48 hours.