Border Force members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will walk out for 24 hours on Wednesday as part of an ongoing dispute over pay, pensions, jobs and redundancy. In total, more than 130,000 PCS union members will walk out on Wednesday.
The Home Office has warned people travelling into the UK on Wednesday and during the early hours of Thursday morning (16 March) should be prepared to face longer wait times at the UK border, and advised them to check with their operator before travelling.