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‘I’m a trucker, not an immigration officer’

Lorry drivers passing through Calais, northern France, say they are now taking on the role of amateur immigration officer, as they struggle to keep would-be asylum seekers from gaining entry to the UK in their vehicles.

The latest Home Office figures show that around 100 attempts to enter the UK illegally from Calais are made every day.

Some drivers are sympathetic to the migrants’ plight but for others, their patience has been exhausted.

Catrin Nye reports.

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