GETTY The former head of MI6 has warned Europe is facing a populist uprising

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Sir Richard Dearlove warned the continent is facing a “populist uprising” amid growing anger from voters who feel they have been betrayed by political elites in London, Paris, Berlin and Brussels. The retired spy chief said millions more migrants will come to Europe over the next few years, which could spark a terrifying spiral of events ending in bloody uprising against leaders across the West.

He also urged Brussels bureaucrats not to press ahead with a hugely controversial and shambolic deal with Turkey, which will grant visa-free access to the EU to more than 80 million citizens of the predominantly Muslim country. Sir Richard’s remarks came after the UN ambassador and American actress Angelina Jolie warned the world will descend into “chaos” if Europe does not solve its migration crisis.

GETTY Sir Richard Dearlove, left, said anger over mass migration is spiralling out of control

GETTY Far-right groups like Pegida have enjoyed a spike in popularity

More than a million migrants came into Europe last year, opening up unprecedented divisions within the EU and sparking a surge in support for far-right parties. Mass demonstrations against immigration have taken place in a number of European countries and especially Germany, where a gang of 1,000 migrant men raped women out celebrating New Year’s Eve in Cologne. The far-right group Pegida, which began in Germany, has spread out across the continent amid growing anger and suspicions that officials are covering up sex crimes committed by migrants.

GETTY Sir Richard warned there are no 'James Bond-esque' solutions to the migrant crisis

PA Angelina Jolie said the world is heading for 'chaos' over the migrant crisis

The EU will find itself at the mercy of a populist uprising, which is already stirring Sir Richard Dearlove

And in a dire warning today Sir Richard said: "If Europe cannot act together to persuade a significant majority of its citizens that it can gain control of its migratory crisis then the EU will find itself at the mercy of a populist uprising, which is already stirring.” The respected former spy chief described Britain’s referendum on leaving the EU as "the first roll of the dice in a bigger geopolitical game”, and branded the EU-Turkey deal "perverse, like storing gasoline next to the fire we're trying to extinguish". He urged European countries to reject Turkey’s blackmailing and pledge more money to tackling the origins of mass migration in North Africa instead, adding that a ”massive response" and a "much more aggressive operation” was needed.

Greek migrant crisis Tue, June 28, 2016 Hundreds of migrants deported to Turkey, as part of EU-Turkey Refugee Deal. Play slideshow EPA 1 of 141 Greek Orthodox monk welcoming refugees arriving on a dinghy on a northeastern coast of the island of Lesvos, Greece

But he cautioned against shutting the door to migration altogether, saying: ”In the real world there are no miraculous James Bond-style solutions. “Human tides are irresistible unless the gravitational pull that causes them is removed.” A number of European nations including Austria, Germany and Hungary have moved to reintroduce border controls in recent months, pushing the EU's Schengen zone to the point of collapse.