A group of migrants try to find a way into a British lorry parked at a service station on the road

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The fresh flood into northern France has raised the prospect of new “Jungle” style camps and more chaos for British tourists and truckers.

A senior border police commander told the Daily Express: “It’s been a tough winter, but when the sun is shining again it will be much easier for them to sleep rough. That’s when we expect to see many more coming here trying to set up illegal camps again.”

French authorities are officially enforcing a “zero tolerance” policy to asylum seekers yet police say 1,500 migrants are still found every month.