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Calais migrant crisis: Cameron warns UK is 'no safe haven' Calais migrant crisis: Cameron warns UK is 'no safe haven'
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The UK will not become a "safe haven" for migrants in Calais, David Cameron has warned, after hundreds continued their attempts to cross from France.The UK will not become a "safe haven" for migrants in Calais, David Cameron has warned, after hundreds continued their attempts to cross from France.
The prime minister warned illegal immigrants would be removed, as migrants told the BBC they remained determined to reach the UK.The prime minister warned illegal immigrants would be removed, as migrants told the BBC they remained determined to reach the UK.
Mr Cameron was speaking after people gathered for a third night at fencing at the Channel Tunnel freight terminal.Mr Cameron was speaking after people gathered for a third night at fencing at the Channel Tunnel freight terminal.
Over 3,500 attempts have been made this week to get into the tunnel.Over 3,500 attempts have been made this week to get into the tunnel.
Several hundred migrants were escorted away from the terminal by French police on Wednesday night - the third night of large-scale attempts to storm it. 6,000 lorries
New fencing is being installed in Calais and Eurotunnel said it would protect the platform area where vehicles are loaded on to the train shuttles to "stop the migrants... trying to jump on to the train shuttles there". New fencing supplied by the UK government is being installed in Calais and Eurotunnel said it would protect the platform area where vehicles are loaded on to the train shuttles to "stop the migrants... trying to jump on to the train shuttles there".
At the scene Meanwhile, Kent Police has for the first time asked for neighbouring forces to provide officers to help in the policing of Operation Stack - where lorries wait on the M20 in the county when Channel crossings are disrupted.
Lucy Williamson, BBC correspondent Highways England said there were nearly 6,000 lorries parked on the motorway as part of Operation Stack, which will continue into the weekend.
As night fell on Wednesday, the road towards the Channel Tunnel started to come alive. Groups of 10 or 12 migrants moved steadily along the darkened highway, jackets pulled close, hoods up.
After a day of discussion in Paris and London over how to secure the tunnel, and fresh deployments of riot police, the determination of Calais' migrants seems unchanged.
They include people like Jamal - an Ethiopian who arrived here on Wednesday.
He said he'd spent most of his adult life doing military service in the Ethiopian army, had spent 10 days drifting in the Mediterranean, and had crossed six different European countries to get here.
Not once had his dream of reaching England wavered. For Jamal, a barbed wire fence, or brush with police, might change his tactics, but probably not his goal.
'Swarm of people''Swarm of people'
A Sudanese national aged between 25 and 30 was crushed by a lorry on Tuesday, the ninth person to die attempting to cross the Channel in the past month. Several hundred migrants were escorted away from rail terminal in Calais by French police on Wednesday night - the third night of large-scale attempts to storm it.
Speaking in Vietnam during his tour of South East Asia, Mr Cameron said the French had sent an extra 120 police to Calais and the UK was investing in fencing and security. Speaking in Vietnam during his tour of South East Asia, Mr Cameron said the French had sent an extra 120 police to the town and the UK was investing in fencing and security.
"Everything that can be done will be done to make sure our borders are secure and make sure that British holidaymakers are able to go on their holidays," he said."Everything that can be done will be done to make sure our borders are secure and make sure that British holidaymakers are able to go on their holidays," he said.
The prime minister said the situation was "very testing" because there was a "swarm of people coming across the Mediterranean, seeking a better life".The prime minister said the situation was "very testing" because there was a "swarm of people coming across the Mediterranean, seeking a better life".
He warned illegal immigrants would be removed from the UK "so people know it's not a safe haven".
The Refugee Council attacked Mr Cameron's use of the word "swarm" as "irresponsible, dehumanising language".The Refugee Council attacked Mr Cameron's use of the word "swarm" as "irresponsible, dehumanising language".
Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham said the comment was "disgraceful", while Lib Dem leader Tim Farron described it as "deeply alarming" as he was talking about "some of the most desperate people in the world".Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham said the comment was "disgraceful", while Lib Dem leader Tim Farron described it as "deeply alarming" as he was talking about "some of the most desperate people in the world".
The last official estimates suggest there are about 3,000 migrants in the port town in northern France.The last official estimates suggest there are about 3,000 migrants in the port town in northern France.
It is not known how many migrants have reached Britain in recent months via the tunnel although MP Keith Vaz said police had told him 148 were held in Folkestone on Tuesday after about 2,000 migrants breached security in Calais.It is not known how many migrants have reached Britain in recent months via the tunnel although MP Keith Vaz said police had told him 148 were held in Folkestone on Tuesday after about 2,000 migrants breached security in Calais.
Meanwhile, Kent County Council said its children's social services department was under "enormous strain" - it is currently caring for 605 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.Meanwhile, Kent County Council said its children's social services department was under "enormous strain" - it is currently caring for 605 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
Raihan Jan, 24, a clerk from Afghanistan, said he had travelled through Iran, Turkey, Greece and Italy before reaching Calais four days ago.Raihan Jan, 24, a clerk from Afghanistan, said he had travelled through Iran, Turkey, Greece and Italy before reaching Calais four days ago.
"We know it's very dangerous, but there is not another way to go the UK," he said."We know it's very dangerous, but there is not another way to go the UK," he said.
English literature graduate Mohammad Al-Mohammad, 26, said he had fled Syria's civil war, arriving in France three months ago.English literature graduate Mohammad Al-Mohammad, 26, said he had fled Syria's civil war, arriving in France three months ago.
'Xenophobic response''Xenophobic response'
Eurotunnel said it had blocked 37,000 migrants trying to get to Britain since January. The Eurotunnel rail shuttle has been delayed in recent days, but is now operating to schedule.
The rail shuttle has been delayed in recent days, but is now operating to schedule.
Operation Stack - where lorries park on Kent's M20 when Channel crossings are disrupted - is to continue into the weekend.
Conservative MP David Davies has echoed calls for the Army to be sent to Calais and urged the government to build camps in the countries migrants were from so they could be "sent back in a kind and humane fashion".Conservative MP David Davies has echoed calls for the Army to be sent to Calais and urged the government to build camps in the countries migrants were from so they could be "sent back in a kind and humane fashion".
Senior UN official Peter Sutherland said demands for migrants to be kept out of the UK were "a xenophobic response to the issue of free movement".Senior UN official Peter Sutherland said demands for migrants to be kept out of the UK were "a xenophobic response to the issue of free movement".
Humza Yousaf, the Scottish government's Minister for Europe, said: "By refusing to take its fair share of vulnerable migrants... the UK government has turned its back on those in desperate need of help and, in turn, has contributed to the situation that has now developed."Humza Yousaf, the Scottish government's Minister for Europe, said: "By refusing to take its fair share of vulnerable migrants... the UK government has turned its back on those in desperate need of help and, in turn, has contributed to the situation that has now developed."
At the scene
Lucy Williamson, BBC correspondent
As night fell on Wednesday, the road towards the Channel Tunnel started to come alive. Groups of 10 or 12 migrants moved steadily along the darkened highway, jackets pulled close, hoods up.
After a day of discussion in Paris and London over how to secure the tunnel, and fresh deployments of riot police, the determination of Calais' migrants seems unchanged.
They include people like Jamal - an Ethiopian who arrived here on Wednesday.
He said he'd spent most of his adult life doing military service in the Ethiopian army, had spent 10 days drifting in the Mediterranean, and had crossed six different European countries to get here.
Not once had his dream of reaching England wavered. For Jamal, a barbed wire fence, or brush with police, might change his tactics, but probably not his goal.
Are you in Calais? Are you affected by the issues raised in this story? Please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences.Are you in Calais? Are you affected by the issues raised in this story? Please email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences.
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