Britain is 'no refugee safe haven'
Britain will not become a "safe haven" for migrants in Calais, David Cameron has warned, after hundreds continued their attempts to reach the UK.
The prime minister warned illegal immigrants would be removed from the UK, as migrants told the BBC they remained determined to reach Britain.
Cameron was speaking after people gathered for a third night at fencing at the Channel Tunnel freight terminal.
Over 3,500 attempts have been made this week to get into the tunnel terminal.
Several hundred migrants were escorted away from the terminal by French police on Wednesday night - the third night of large-scale attempts to storm the terminal.
The fresh attempts came despite the death of a man, believed to be a Sudanese national and aged between 25 and 30, who was crushed by a lorry on Tuesday.
Nine people have been killed attempting to cross the Channel in the past month.
Speaking in Vietnam during his tour of South East Asia, Cameron said the French had sent an extra 120 police to Calais and the UK was investing in fencing and security.
"Everything that can be done will be done to make sure our borders are secure and make sure that British holidaymakers are able to go on their holidays," he said.
The prime minister said the situation was "very testing" because there was a "swarm of people coming across the Mediterranean, seeking a better life".
He warned illegal immigrants would be removed from the UK "so people know it's not a safe haven".
The Refugee Council attacked Cameron's use of the word "swarm" as "irresponsible, dehumanising language".
The last official estimates suggest there are about 3,000 migrants in the port town in northern France.
It is not known how many migrants have reached Britain in recent months via the tunnel although MP Keith Vaz said police had told him 148 were held in Folkestone on Tuesday after about 2,000 migrants breached security in Calais.
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