David Cameron warns Calais migrant crisis will last all summer
ByPress Association
Migrants, including young children, are moved away from the perimeter fence of the Eurotunnel site at Coquelles in Calais.
The Calais migrant crisis is set to last all summer, David Cameron has warned.
Speaking in Downing Street after chairing a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee, the Prime Minister said the situation was “unacceptable”.
He added: “This is going to be a difficult issue right across the summer.”
Police and social services in Kent are already struggling to cope with the impact of an unprecedented surge in migrants attempting to reach the UK.
Operation Stack, which turns the M20 into a giant lorry park as a result of chaos on the other side of the Channel, has hit tourists, businesses and lorry drivers.
Mr Cameron said no action would be ruled out as he announced that extra sniffer dogs and fencing will be sent to France and Ministry of Defence land will be used to ease congestion to try to help deal with the crisis.
However, the measures were described as a “sticking plaster” by the Road Haulage Association (RHA).
David Cameron warns Calais migrant crisis will last all summer
