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Calais migrant crisis 'could shift to other ports' Calais migrant crisis 'could shift to other ports'
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The migrant crisis could shift from Calais to other ports, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.The migrant crisis could shift from Calais to other ports, Home Secretary Theresa May has said.
Mrs May said she was "well aware of the possibility of displacement" of the issues at Calais, and was "looking at security" at other locations. Mrs May said she was "well aware of the possibility of displacement" of the issues at Calais, and was "looking at" security at ports including Dunkirk.
Speaking as a UK-French deal was signed in Calais, she said this included French ports like Dunkirk. She spoke as the UK and France agreed a deal further improving security around Calais.
And she said the UK was in talks with Belgium and the Netherlands about security at their ports. She said ministers were also in talks with Belgium and the Netherlands about security at their ports.
Migrants camped in and around Calais have been making nightly attempts to reach the UK, often by boarding lorries heading for the port or the Eurotunnel.
'Resistant to abuse''Resistant to abuse'
Mrs May, who toured the Eurotunnel site in Coquelles earlier, said it had been a "difficult summer" with high levels of migrant activity and strike action in Calais.Mrs May, who toured the Eurotunnel site in Coquelles earlier, said it had been a "difficult summer" with high levels of migrant activity and strike action in Calais.
But she said joint efforts with the French government were working.But she said joint efforts with the French government were working.
She said France and the UK would also work with other EU states to try to ensure there were "fully functioning external borders and an asylum system that is resistant to abuse".She said France and the UK would also work with other EU states to try to ensure there were "fully functioning external borders and an asylum system that is resistant to abuse".
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said asylum seekers should be welcomed "with dignity", but illegal immigrants would not be tolerated.French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said asylum seekers should be welcomed "with dignity", but illegal immigrants would not be tolerated.
The joint deal sets out measures including an extra 500 police from the UK and France, additional freight search teams, including sniffer dogs, and UK-funded flights to return migrants to their home countries.The joint deal sets out measures including an extra 500 police from the UK and France, additional freight search teams, including sniffer dogs, and UK-funded flights to return migrants to their home countries.
The plan also includes a "control and command centre" that will be jointly run by British and French police and will "relentlessly pursue" people-smuggling gangs, Mrs May said.The plan also includes a "control and command centre" that will be jointly run by British and French police and will "relentlessly pursue" people-smuggling gangs, Mrs May said.
The UK will pay £3.5m (five million euro) per year over two years towards the measures in the deal, and the Home Office said this was in addition to money previously pledged.The UK will pay £3.5m (five million euro) per year over two years towards the measures in the deal, and the Home Office said this was in addition to money previously pledged.
The six-page joint declaration says UK Border Force officers will continue visiting migrant camps to "correct any misapprehensions" about life in the UK and provide a "more dissuasive and realistic sense of life for illegal migrants" there.The six-page joint declaration says UK Border Force officers will continue visiting migrant camps to "correct any misapprehensions" about life in the UK and provide a "more dissuasive and realistic sense of life for illegal migrants" there.
Meanwhile, a demonstration by migrants - chanting "we are not animals" and "open the borders" - brought cars to a halt on a motorway and a road near the so-called "Jungle" camp.Meanwhile, a demonstration by migrants - chanting "we are not animals" and "open the borders" - brought cars to a halt on a motorway and a road near the so-called "Jungle" camp.
BBC reporter Amanda Kirton said police were sent to the motorway which overlooks the camp to disperse the crowd, and tear gas was used.BBC reporter Amanda Kirton said police were sent to the motorway which overlooks the camp to disperse the crowd, and tear gas was used.
About 3,000 migrants are thought to be camped in Calais.About 3,000 migrants are thought to be camped in Calais.
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Read more: Why is there a crisis in Calais?Read more: Why is there a crisis in Calais?