Tourist traffic is now flowing freely through Dover and Folkestone after widespread long delays during the main getaway weekend. Ministers have blamed the French authorities for failing to deploy more border staff to fulfil the more onerous post-Brexit rules to which the UK asked to be subject and I examine what British passport holders must now have done with their travel documents. The next steps of this implementation doesn't bode well either, which are due to be introduced in May 2023, as they will involve more red tape. The good news: passport stamping will end. The bad news: every traveller must be fingerprinted and provide a facial biometric.This podcast is free, as is my weekly newsletter, which you can subscribe for at https://www.independent.co.uk/newsletters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.