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8 February 2016

Q&A: Would Brexit really move “the Jungle“ to Dover?

The 2003 Le Touquet treaty was negotiated outside the EU.

By Henry Zeffman Henry Zeffman

The Prime Minister is claiming that Brexit could result in France ending the agreement by which British immigration officials carry out checks on those seeking to enter the UK in France.  

More specifically, Cameron thinks that a vote to leave the EU would give the French government an excuse to revoke the Le Touquet treaty of 2003, and that this would cause refugee camps akin to the Calais “Jungle” to spring up along the English south coast.

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