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A huge concrete wall is to be built by Britain in Calais to stop migrants making it across the Channel .

Immigration minister Robert Goodwill confirmed the move last night as he looks to beef up security at the French port.

The 13ft concrete £2million barrier will stretch for a mile and replace fencing that has so far failed to stop stowaways targeting lorries.

In July official figures showed that one migrant is caught trying to sneak into the UK every six minutes.

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Mr Goodwill told the Commons home affairs committee: “The security that we are putting in at the port is being stepped up with better equipment.

“We are going to start building this big new wall very soon. We’ve done the fence, now we are doing a wall.”

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UK taxpayers will foot the bill for the wall which will run along the main motorway to the port.

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But Kate Gibbs of the Road Haulage Association said it was a waste of taxpayers’ cash and will shift problems down the road.

She said: “Money would be much better spent on boosting security along the approach roads.

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“What good is this going to do? We are telling our drivers not to stop within 150 miles of Calais so they are not targeted by migrants.

“This will be a tiny concrete alleyway that will serve very little purpose and not provide any security.”