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Holiday-makers could face “14-hour delays” at Kent border controls under a new EU entry/exit scheme, MPs have been told. The Port of Dover and the surrounding area could be hit by major disruption when the EU Entry-Exit System (EES) launches, the Commons’ European Scrutiny Committee heard earlier today. The system is expected to involve tourists from non-EU countries such as the UK having their fingerprints scanned and a photograph taken to register them on a database the first time they enter a member state. There are concerns this will cause long queues for train and ferry passengers travell…

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