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By Chris Tindall
Page 9
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HAULIERS' RELIEF at the lifting of Operation Stack on the M20 last week after blockades by French fishermen was short-lived as rumours spread that strikes by French truck drivers were on the cards.
As CM went to press, no one was able to confirm whether action would be taking place, or the days on which disgruntled truck drivers would he staging any strikes.
However, coming just days after fishermen and then public transport workers brought much of the M20 to a standstill through their actions across the Channel, concern was once again growing about the slowdown in freight movements.
On Friday, a spokesman for Dover Port announced that operations were back to normal after Kent Police lifted the lorry stacking initiative on the M20 between Junction 8 and 9 during the early hours of the morning. But he added that if action was taken this week by French drivers angry at the cost of fuel, it would be difficult to keep UK drivers moving through the port: Peter Cullum, head of international affairs at the Road Haulage Association, says it had only heard rumours "but that doesn't mean they are not correct".
Kent Police say they are unaware of any strike action.