SAINT LAPOPIE: French President Francois Hollande said that he would have talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday night about the migrant crisis in Calais.

Hollande told reporters that “everyone must take responsibility” for the situation in the Channel port which has soured Anglo-French relations.

Prime Minister David Cameron offered on Friday to send sniffer dogs and fencing to help control the surge in migrants trying to cross into Britain, pledging to work closely with French authorities to get a grip on the crisis.

Cameron chaired an emergency security meeting just after returning from a trip to Asia, and said he would speak later in the day with French President Francois Hollande, as part of efforts to work “hand in glove” with France.

Land belonging to the Ministry of Defence may be used to ease congestion near the Channel Tunnel.

Published in Dawn, August 1st, 2015

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