British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is facing a backlash after revealing
plans to sell off the port of Dover to the French. The historic port has long been seen as a bastion of Britain's freedom and seafaring history seeing off many invaders including the Germans and the French, it comes with a price tag in excess of £500 million and makes around £15 million a year in profit but is now seeking to expand its services and needs £400 million to do so.
Leading the bid is the Nord-pas-de-Calais regional council who are also the owners of the port of Calais.
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Tweet British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is facing a backlash after revealing plans to sell off the port of Dover to the French. The historic port has long been seen as a bastion of...
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