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Calais migrants: UK to create lorry 'secure zone' Calais migrants: UK to create lorry 'secure zone'
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A new "secure zone" will be created at Calais for UK-bound lorries in a bid to tackle the migrant crisis, Home Secretary Theresa May has announced.A new "secure zone" will be created at Calais for UK-bound lorries in a bid to tackle the migrant crisis, Home Secretary Theresa May has announced.
The area will be able to accommodate 230 vehicles - the equivalent of a two-and-a-half mile queue.The area will be able to accommodate 230 vehicles - the equivalent of a two-and-a-half mile queue.
The home secretary told MPs the purpose of the secure zone was to prevent migrants boarding queuing lorries.The home secretary told MPs the purpose of the secure zone was to prevent migrants boarding queuing lorries.
The situation was exacerbated by recent strike action by French ferry workers which caused long queues of vehicles.The situation was exacerbated by recent strike action by French ferry workers which caused long queues of vehicles.
'Repeated attempts''Repeated attempts'
Mrs May told the Commons that 8,000 attempts by illegal immigrants to cross the Channel to the UK had been foiled between 21 June and 11 July.Mrs May told the Commons that 8,000 attempts by illegal immigrants to cross the Channel to the UK had been foiled between 21 June and 11 July.
She said hauliers had been subjected to "repeated attempts by illegal migrants who attempt to stow themselves away in their vehicles".She said hauliers had been subjected to "repeated attempts by illegal migrants who attempt to stow themselves away in their vehicles".
The new zone should provide protection for lorries and their drivers by "removing them from the open road where they can become targets for migrants", said Mrs May.The new zone should provide protection for lorries and their drivers by "removing them from the open road where they can become targets for migrants", said Mrs May.
She said British drivers "work tirelessly" to keep the economy moving, adding: "It is imperative they are allowed to continue their business unimpeded."She said British drivers "work tirelessly" to keep the economy moving, adding: "It is imperative they are allowed to continue their business unimpeded."
She said it should "transform protection" for hauliers.She said it should "transform protection" for hauliers.
Mrs May said British and French authorities had been working together for months to improve security at Calais.Mrs May said British and French authorities had been working together for months to improve security at Calais.
She revealed £12m would be spent on work to reinforce security in northern French ports, including new fencing and work to improve traffic flow and Border Force controls, which would be completed next month. Some £12m will spent on work to reinforce security in northern French ports, including new fencing and work to improve traffic flow and Border Force controls, which would be completed next month, she said.
Other security measures already announced include a £2m upgrade of detection technology, £1m extra for dog searches and new fencing in Calais.
Last week a migrant from Eritrea died attempting to board a freight shuttle headed to Britain. The death came days after about 150 migrants tried to storm the Channel Tunnel terminal in France.Last week a migrant from Eritrea died attempting to board a freight shuttle headed to Britain. The death came days after about 150 migrants tried to storm the Channel Tunnel terminal in France.
A strike by French ferry workers at the end of last month forced the suspension of Channel Tunnel services. It closed the Port of Calais and resulted in thousands of lorry drivers being stranded on the M20, which leads to Folkestone and Dover.A strike by French ferry workers at the end of last month forced the suspension of Channel Tunnel services. It closed the Port of Calais and resulted in thousands of lorry drivers being stranded on the M20, which leads to Folkestone and Dover.
This led hundreds of migrants to try to board UK-bound lorries.This led hundreds of migrants to try to board UK-bound lorries.
About 3,000 migrants are estimated to be living rough around Calais, waiting for a chance to cross the Channel.
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said Britain's border was the scene of a "terrible crisis" where lives were being lost and people were being injured.Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said Britain's border was the scene of a "terrible crisis" where lives were being lost and people were being injured.
"When order breaks down a difficult situation can become very desperate and that is what is happening now in Calais," said the Labour leadership candidate said."When order breaks down a difficult situation can become very desperate and that is what is happening now in Calais," said the Labour leadership candidate said.
Labour leadership contender and MP for Islington North, Jeremy Corbyn, said the issue was not going to be solved by "turning people back", but "by looking at the causes of the crisis and providing a high level of humanitarian support".
UKIP's migration spokesman, Steven Woolfe, said the government was "waking up to the crisis" but called for more UK border personnel in Calais and said the UK should negotiate a scheme where migrants can be returned immediately to France if they have entered the UK illegally.