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'Operation Stack has failed'

The government needs a national strategy to combat the crisis, said Damian Collins MP.

The government needs a national strategy to combat the cross-Channel disruption caused by the Calais crisis, said the Conservative MP for Folkestone and Hythe.

鈥淥peration Stack has failed 鈥� it is causing gridlock on our roads,鈥� Damian Collins told the Today programme.

鈥淎 crisis of this scale needs a national strategy.鈥�

He said French authorities needed to 鈥済et a grip鈥� of the crisis, saying 鈥渢hey wouldn鈥檛 be this lax in protecting an airport鈥�.

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