The former head of the UK Border Force has called the queuing carnage at Heathrow a ‘disaster’ and mounted pressure on ministers to get a grip on the crisis. Tony Smith, who also served as Gold Commander for the London Olympics, said the Government should use technology to lighten the load on stretched officers. Passengers … Read more
The former head of the UK Border Force has called the queuing carnage at Heathrow a ‘disaster’ and mounted pressure on ministers to get a grip on the crisis. Tony Smith, who also served as Gold Commander for the London Olympics, said the Government should use technology to lighten the load on stretched officers. Passengers … Read more
Boris Johnson was today urged to end the ‘moral outrage’ of long queues at Heathrow after a passenger collapsed while waiting seven hours in passport control where it is taking approaching an hour for each person with incomplete forms to be processed, MailOnline can reveal today. The Home Office has insisted that it has the … Read more
A passenger collapsed at Heathrow Airport following a ‘seven-hour wait’ as travellers are forced to queue up due to coronavirus checks at the border, it has been claimed. Around 800 border staff are working at Heathrow and that all are currently in work subject to the normal reasons for absence, according to the Immigration Services … Read more