MOSCOW (Sputnik) — London and Paris must work together to prevent undocumented migrants from entering the United Kingdom through the tunnel under the English Channel separating southern England and northern France, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday.
Cameron cut 5000 border guards at Dover last year, the economic migrants know this. Put back more resources to deal with the illegals.
— JUST GEOFF RET MUSO (@geoffkernow) June 24, 2015
On Tuesday, UK-bound migrants living in the outskirts of the French port of Calais climbed onto vehicles halted by the strike of MyFerryLink employees. The migrant actions caused delays and the suspension of train travel through the Channel Tunnel.
“We should work with the French [side] very closely, there is no point either side try to point a finger of blame at each other, this is a strong partnership that we have in place and we should keep it that way,” Cameron said during a Prime Minister's Questions session.
He added that efficient border control on the French side is important for the United Kingdom, and the country must be prepared to make improvements.
How many #Calais migrants sneak into UK each week? 500? 50? Multiply this over 15 years. UK border is NOT secure, sort it out @David_Cameron
— UKRants (@uk_rants) June 23, 2015
“In talks with the home secretary [Theresa May] this morning, we have been looking at whether we can put more personnel and indeed sniffing dog teams on that side of the channel to make a difference,” the prime minister pointed out.
Calais chaos: Strike shuts down French port, migrants target UK-bound lorries http://on.rt.com/pqzbas
Posted by RT on Tuesday, June 23, 2015
According to the UK Home Office, about 19,000 attempts by migrants to cross the Channel have been prevented in 2015.
