Farmers opposing foreign imports stage a slow-moving tractor protest on roads around Dover.
Kent Police said they were currently responding to an incident of "slow-moving vehicles" in Jubilee Way, one of the main roads heading to the port.Jeffrey Gibson, from Yew Tree Farm in Wingham, Kent, said supermarkets were selling British produce at "cheaper than the cost of production", adding farmers would be taking their tractors to the Port of Dover on Friday evening.
, arguing they had been hit by falling incomes, environmental regulations, rising red tape and competition from imports. Across Europe, farmers have also Mr Gibson about 30 tractors had gathered on roads around the port but were "dispersed" at the moment because police had blocked off many of the roads, adding: "They are not allowing us anywhere near the port."He said: "We produce crops to the highest standards in the world, but have to compete with imported foods containing illegal chemicals and the government does trade deals with those countries.
But he added: "This is just the start of something a lot bigger unless the government start to take notice.""We don't want to cause disruption," he said.He said protesters would stay out on Friday night for as long as possible to raise awareness of their cause.The tiny European island of tolerance
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