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    First of all you have to understand the history as to how Asylum Seekers (so called) from the Middle and Far East have managed to traverse themselves across so many EU member states without being stopped or detained prior to their arrival in Calais.

    Why did they not claim asylum in the very first ' safe' country they arrived at(meaning a country signed up to the Geneva Convention Act ) The answer is simple they didn't have to thanks to Maggie Thatcher signing the Shengan Agreement in Dublin which came into force in 1997. Prior to that date Dover had no asylum seekers (or maybe the odd chancer) as all ferries that arrive in Dover travelled from 'safe' countries who are countersignatories of The Geneva Convention.

    So anyone turning up at Dover in the old days who claimed asylum was informed that he/she should have done so in France or Belgium.They were promptly refused entry and escorted by DHB Police or SB back to the ferry and returned from whence they came.Normally it took a couple of hours depending upon ferry times, weather etc.No major headaches.

    However thanks to dear ol' Maggie, so called asylum seekers are now allowed to claim asylum in the country of their choice. So the Italians,Germans and French etc are only too happy to help these migrants on their way to the UK. Often the authorities put the migrants in sealed railway carriages guarded by the PAF and escort them to Calais!!.

    I worked at Dover from 78-91 and never saw an asylum seeker.We had to go to the airport to undertake our ayslum application training courses as Dover never had any.

    So now the present govt has a legal undertaking and legacy to abide by that agreement signed by Maggie over a pint of the ol'Guiness in Dublin and should a Tory party be elected at the next General election it will be very interesting to see how they can right the wrong they introduced without breaching EU law.

    As for todays action it is merely a publicity stunt to try and send a message around the world that France is getting tough on refugees. Yeah right.....

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