Calais-Bound Aid Convoy Stopped At Dover

A large Calais-bound aid convoy has been stopped at Dover and prevented from crossing the Channel by French authorities. Around 250 vehicles, including lorries, cars and buses, set off from Westminster on Saturday morning, despite a court order from authorities in Paris denying the convoy entry to France on security grounds. The convoy, organised by a number of campaign groups including the People's Assembly and the Stop the War Coalition, was prevented from boarding Calais-bound ferries by Dove