Military personnel checking passports at UK airports appear to be ensuring passengers are not being delayed on the first day of Border Force strikes.Heathrow and Gatwick both said their immigration halls were operating as normal on Friday morning.Around 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union employed by the Home Office to operate passport booths walked out on Friday at Heathrow, Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow and Manchester airports, as well as the port of Newhaven in E

Military personnel checking passports at UK airports appear to be ensuring passengers are not being delayed on the first day of Border Force strikes.Heathrow and Gatwick both said their immigration halls were operating as normal on Friday morning.Around 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union employed by the Home Office to operate passport booths walked out on Friday at Heathrow, Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow and Manchester airports, as well as the port of Newhaven in East Sussex.