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Channel Tunnel migrant crisis: David Cameron accused of “playing politics” by Swedish justice and migration minister Morgan Johansson August 2, 2015 Scenes of migrants trying to enter the Channel Tunnel in their thousands are the result of the UK and France not taking “responsibility” for accepting more asylum seekers, the Swedish justice and migration minister has said. Prime Minister David Cameron, Morgan Johansson said, is “playing politics” with the migrant crisis in Calais. Speaking to BBC [...]
Channel Tunnel migrant crisis: UK and France call on EU for support August 2, 2015 Home secretary Theresa May and her French counterpart Bernard Cazeneuve have called on the EU to offer support in tackling the migrant crisis at Calais. Read more: Migrants trying to enter UK via Channel Tunnel will face tighter security in France Over the last month, thousands of people have been trying to cross from [...]
Police warn Calais migrant chaos will continue into weekend as thousands more attempt to make the crossing through Channel Tunnel July 30, 2015 Police on both sides of the Channel have warned that the chaos will continue into the weekend, as thousands more migrants attempt to make the crossing into England. French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve yesterday sent a further 120 police officers to deal with the escalating crisis. They have been deployed around the Eurotunnel site [...]
Migrants trying to enter UK via Channel Tunnel will face tighter security in France July 30, 2015 France is sending an additional 120 police officers to Calais to manage the huge number of migrants trying to travel to the UK via the Channel Tunnel. Read more: Eurotunnel faces delays after thousands of migrants tried to cross into England via the Channel Tunnel last night Following talks with home secretary Theresa May, [...]
As the Calais migrant crisis worsens, is Nigel Farage right that the army should now be drafted in? July 29, 2015 Steven Woolfe, Ukip’s migration spokesman, says Yes Of course he is! The answer is found in the narrative of the question. As any Sandhurst student will tell you, “aid in support of civil authorities” is one reason why we have our armed forces. Unfortunately, instead of aiding the civil authorities for things like floods, in [...]
Eurotunnel says migrant crisis is “too much for UK government to handle” as 1,500 people storm Channel Tunnel July 29, 2015 The number of migrants trying to reach the UK from Calais is "too much" for the UK government to handle, Politics Home has reported the company operating the Channel Tunnel saying, as French interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve promised 120 additional police officers to man the Eurotunnel site. Read more: Eurotunnel faces delays as thousands try to [...]
Eurotunnel faces delays after thousands of migrants tried to cross into England via the Channel Tunnel last night July 29, 2015 Last night 2,000 migrants tried to reach the UK via the channel tunnel, according to Eurotunnel. Read more: Travel chaos: Eurotunnel warns of long delays due to "migrant activity" "It was the biggest incursion effort in the past month and a half,” a spokesman for the operator told the BBC. "All our security personnel, [...]
Prime Minister David Cameron says the UK government will do everything it can to combat migrant crisis in Calais July 29, 2015 After 1,500 migrants tried to reach the UK via the Channel Tunnel, David Cameron has warned he is “very concerned” by the growing Calais crisis. Speaking as the UK confirmed an extra £7m in funding for new fencing at the Channel Tunnel in France, Cameron said he felt sympathy for British holidaymakers and that the [...]
Travel chaos: Eurotunnel warns of long delays due to “migrant activity” July 25, 2015 Eurotunnel has warned passengers who have booked to take their vehicles across channel face long delays of around three hours after "migrant activity" in Calais caused the brief suspension of services last night. "Our passenger service is currently operating with some timetable disruption, this is due to an earlier incident in the terminal which has [...]
Eurotunnel wants €10m compensation from British and French governments as security costs rise to €13m due to migrant crisis July 22, 2015 The operator of Channel Tunnel, Eurotunnel, wants €9.7m (£6.8m) in compensation from British and French authorities, as it has racked up a €13m security bill due to damage caused by the ongoing migrant crisis. The escalating number of migrants coming from the Mediterranean, looking to enter the UK through Calais, has sent security costs up [...]