As the crisis in Calais continues, with French authorities now estimating 5,000 migrants to be living in impromptu camps by the French port, the debate in Britain about what should be done continues. Whilst some argue that the unfolding humanitarian crisis should see asylum seekers welcomed into the UK for refuge, others are calling on the army to be sent across the Channel to come down hard.
Natalie Bennett - Leader of the Green Party
Steven Woolfe MEP - UKIP Spokesman for migration
Steven Woolfe MEP - UKIP migration spokesman
“Instead of cutting back UK border staff, the government needs to beef up border security in Dover/Calais to protect to speed up entry into the UK. We should demand that French authorities permanently beef up security in to Calais until a longer term solution to the European migrant crisis is found. Third, as a strategic imperative, the UK should consider the use of other, smaller ports in England to filter traffic to La Havre, Dieppe and Ostend.
"Most importantly, we should return any illegal migrants found to have come from Calais immediately back to the French port, just as the French authorities are doing on the French/Italian border at Ventimeglia so the message is clear: we won't tolerate illegal immigration.”
