British troops "may be" drafted in to ease traffic congestion in Kent as the chaos in Calais continues.
Plans are reportedly being developed by the Ministry of Defence to use land around Folkestowe as a temporary parking space, allowing some relief for the heavily congested motorway.
A source told the Daily Telegraph that a decision regarding the land, owned by the MoD, would be “taken in due course” and that plans were still in the early stages. The plans are reportedly being co-ordinated by civilian, rather than military, authorities.
An estimated 6,000 lorries are parked along the M20, which remains closed coastbound from Junctions 8 to eleven.
It comes as the migrant crisis in Calais continues to worsen, with hundreds of desperate migrants attempting to enter the Channel tunnel for the fourth consecutive night. French security and police have been dispatched to the port in
David Cameron has returned to the UK following his four-day tour of South East Asia. The Prime Minister is chairing an emergency Cobra meeting to discuss the crisis, which is expected to wrap up this morning.
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Additional reporting by Press Association
