Temporary lorry park has cost taxpayers £6m - and it's NEVER been used

An airfield in Kent has cost the taxpayer close to £6m, with the government renting the facility for use as a temporary lorry park. There's just one problem – the site has never been used.

Manston airfield near Ramsgate was rented back in 2015 as an emergency measure, after worker's strikes at Calais caused mayhem for truckers. Intended as an overflow park for truckers bogged down in congestion en route to ports, the site has yet to be used by a single lorry since its introduction almost three years ago.