The British government is facing calls for tough action to resolve the Calais crisis amid fears that up to 150 illegal immigrants are reaching Britain each night.
As Theresa May, the Home Secretary, led an emergency Cobra meeting Wednesday the Channel Tunnel operators turned on the British and French government for failing to act.
And in a further deepening of the crisis, Mrs May faced a serious set-back in the courts as senior judges banned a fast-track detention scheme used to process migrants who reach Britain and claim asylum.
The key ruling means it will be much harder for the Government to remove migrants, as it emerged more than 300 foreigners detained under the scheme have already had to be freed by the Home Office.
Britain’s borders are expected to come under renewed attack later on Thursday as French trade unions are poised to launch further wildcat strikes, leading to queues of lorries which are sitting targets for stowaways.
