This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-35519210
The article has changed 10 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 6 | Version 7 |
|---|---|
| EU referendum: PM says Brexit could bring Calais 'Jungle' to UK | EU referendum: PM says Brexit could bring Calais 'Jungle' to UK |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| David Cameron is expected to warn that migrant camps like the "Jungle" in Calais could appear in south-east England if the UK leaves the EU. | David Cameron is expected to warn that migrant camps like the "Jungle" in Calais could appear in south-east England if the UK leaves the EU. |
| The PM will suggest that if a "Brexit" happens, the arrangement that allows British border guards to check passports in France could be scrapped. | The PM will suggest that if a "Brexit" happens, the arrangement that allows British border guards to check passports in France could be scrapped. |
| It would mean that migrants would not encounter a British border guard until they were on British soil. | It would mean that migrants would not encounter a British border guard until they were on British soil. |
| Groups who want the UK to leave the EU said Mr Cameron was "scaremongering". | Groups who want the UK to leave the EU said Mr Cameron was "scaremongering". |
| The 13-year agreement with France had "nothing to do with our EU membership," said Vote Leave, while Leave.EU said there was "no reason for this to change on leaving the EU". | The 13-year agreement with France had "nothing to do with our EU membership," said Vote Leave, while Leave.EU said there was "no reason for this to change on leaving the EU". |
| UKIP's migration spokesman Steven Woolfe said the prime minister's claim was "based on fear, negativity and a falsehood". | |
| An in-out referendum on EU membership has been promised by the end of 2017, although it is widely expected to be at the end of June, if Mr Cameron can secure agreement to his reform proposals at the next summit of EU leaders on 18 February. | An in-out referendum on EU membership has been promised by the end of 2017, although it is widely expected to be at the end of June, if Mr Cameron can secure agreement to his reform proposals at the next summit of EU leaders on 18 February. |
| About 5,000 migrants and refugees trying to reach the UK are thought to live at the "Jungle" camp in Calais. | About 5,000 migrants and refugees trying to reach the UK are thought to live at the "Jungle" camp in Calais. |
| Under the terms of the February 2003 Le Touquet treaty between the UK and France, checks for migrants trying to illegally stow away on lorries or trains heading for Britain are carried out by British border guards at a number of French ports. | Under the terms of the February 2003 Le Touquet treaty between the UK and France, checks for migrants trying to illegally stow away on lorries or trains heading for Britain are carried out by British border guards at a number of French ports. |
| Analysis: By BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith | Analysis: By BBC assistant political editor Norman Smith |
| Under the system of "juxtaposed controls", which was transposed into UK law in June 2003, the UK operates immigration checkpoints in Calais and Dunkirk, while France has a checkpoint at Dover. | Under the system of "juxtaposed controls", which was transposed into UK law in June 2003, the UK operates immigration checkpoints in Calais and Dunkirk, while France has a checkpoint at Dover. |
| The prime minister is reportedly planning to argue that if voters back leaving the European Union, France could use this as an excuse to scrap the current accord. | The prime minister is reportedly planning to argue that if voters back leaving the European Union, France could use this as an excuse to scrap the current accord. |
| Sources told the Daily Telegraph that France "would love to pull out of the arrangement" and there was a risk that, if the UK left the EU, the "Jungle Camp in Calais will move to Folkestone". | Sources told the Daily Telegraph that France "would love to pull out of the arrangement" and there was a risk that, if the UK left the EU, the "Jungle Camp in Calais will move to Folkestone". |
| The prime minister's official spokesman told political reporters at Monday's lobby briefing that there was "no guarantee" these juxtaposed border controls would stay in place and if they didn't then "camps could transfer overnight" to towns in the South East of England. | The prime minister's official spokesman told political reporters at Monday's lobby briefing that there was "no guarantee" these juxtaposed border controls would stay in place and if they didn't then "camps could transfer overnight" to towns in the South East of England. |
| Asked if this was "scaremongering", the spokesman said it was a "perfectly feasible scenario" that could happen if these controls were relinquished. | Asked if this was "scaremongering", the spokesman said it was a "perfectly feasible scenario" that could happen if these controls were relinquished. |
| What are the current arrangements with France? | What are the current arrangements with France? |
| The 'Treaty of Le Touquet' is an agreement between France and the UK that has been in place since 2003 and governs border control arrangements and immigration. | The 'Treaty of Le Touquet' is an agreement between France and the UK that has been in place since 2003 and governs border control arrangements and immigration. |
| The treaty ensures that immigration checks are carried out before passengers embark on cross channel services - French Border Police have immigration checkpoints at Dover while the UK has immigration checkpoints at Calais and Dunkirk. But at Calais and Dunkirk, passengers also go through French exit checks, as well as UK immigration entry checks. | The treaty ensures that immigration checks are carried out before passengers embark on cross channel services - French Border Police have immigration checkpoints at Dover while the UK has immigration checkpoints at Calais and Dunkirk. But at Calais and Dunkirk, passengers also go through French exit checks, as well as UK immigration entry checks. |
| In theory this stops those seeking to reach the UK from doing so without their immigration status being checked first. But this has also led to the establishment of camps in Calais such as the so-called Jungle and previously, Sangatte. | In theory this stops those seeking to reach the UK from doing so without their immigration status being checked first. But this has also led to the establishment of camps in Calais such as the so-called Jungle and previously, Sangatte. |
| The BBC's political correspondent Chris Mason said Mr Cameron's warning was a sign that Downing Street was planning to emphasise what it sees as the important contribution the EU makes to the country's national security. | The BBC's political correspondent Chris Mason said Mr Cameron's warning was a sign that Downing Street was planning to emphasise what it sees as the important contribution the EU makes to the country's national security. |
| But Vote Leave said Mr Cameron's claims had no basis in reality. "UK border controls are in France because of a bilateral treaty, not because of our EU membership, and a result of the camps in Calais, not the cause of them," said Matthew Elliott, the campaign group's chief executive. | But Vote Leave said Mr Cameron's claims had no basis in reality. "UK border controls are in France because of a bilateral treaty, not because of our EU membership, and a result of the camps in Calais, not the cause of them," said Matthew Elliott, the campaign group's chief executive. |
| "Clearly, No 10 is in a blind panic over the failing renegotiation." | "Clearly, No 10 is in a blind panic over the failing renegotiation." |
| Leave.EU co-founder, Arron Banks said: "The agreement we have to process migrants in Calais is with France, not the EU. There is no reason for this to change on Leaving the EU. | Leave.EU co-founder, Arron Banks said: "The agreement we have to process migrants in Calais is with France, not the EU. There is no reason for this to change on Leaving the EU. |
| "The key issue here is that we should not have to accept migrants that have arrived from a safe country. The scandal of countries effectively waving migrants through Western Europe to our shores will only end when we are able to control our borders again." | "The key issue here is that we should not have to accept migrants that have arrived from a safe country. The scandal of countries effectively waving migrants through Western Europe to our shores will only end when we are able to control our borders again." |
| Further reading on the UK's EU referendum | Further reading on the UK's EU referendum |
| Guide: All you need to know about the referendum | Guide: All you need to know about the referendum |
| EU renegotiation: Did Cameron get what he wanted? | EU renegotiation: Did Cameron get what he wanted? |
| Referendum timeline: What will happen when? | Referendum timeline: What will happen when? |
| The view from Europe: What's in it for the others? | The view from Europe: What's in it for the others? |
| More: BBC News EU referendum special | More: BBC News EU referendum special |
| Mr Cameron has been touring European capitals trying to build support for his draft renegotiation package, which he has said is the basis for a new settlement for Britain in the EU but which has been dismissed as inconsequential by those wanting to leave the EU. | Mr Cameron has been touring European capitals trying to build support for his draft renegotiation package, which he has said is the basis for a new settlement for Britain in the EU but which has been dismissed as inconsequential by those wanting to leave the EU. |
| Mayor of London Boris Johnson, a key figure in the Conservative Party, has said the case for staying or leaving is "finely balanced" and he would only decide which way to campaign when the terms of the final agreement were known. | Mayor of London Boris Johnson, a key figure in the Conservative Party, has said the case for staying or leaving is "finely balanced" and he would only decide which way to campaign when the terms of the final agreement were known. |
| "This is the moment to stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, squint down the barrel and only when you see the whites of their eyes should you finally let fly and decide whether to stay or leave the EU," he wrote in the Daily Telegraph. | "This is the moment to stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, squint down the barrel and only when you see the whites of their eyes should you finally let fly and decide whether to stay or leave the EU," he wrote in the Daily Telegraph. |