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Ukip's immigration spokesman says the port of Calais should be shut down if France is unable to protect its borders.

Steven Woolfe, an MEP for the anti-EU party, says any illegal migrants found in the UK should be returned to France.

He says closing the port would "focus French minds" - and added it could be re-opened when safety concerns are addressed.

Mr Woolfe published a five point plan to resolve the Calais crisis, which also suggested deploying British troops in Calais with authority to hunt down illegal migrants in the port.

Read more: What's happening in Calais?

He also demands that France deploy their own troops to support the "under resourced" security force in place already.

The plan also suggests UK ports should filter traffic to alternative destinations like La Havre, Dieppe and Ostend.

Theresa May will chair a meeting of the Government's emergency COBRA committee, after thousands of desperate migrants stormed the Channel Tunnel in an attempt to reach Britain.

David Cameron said the ongoing crisis in Calais is "very concerning", promising that "we will do everything we can" to improve the situation.

The Prime Minister, speaking during his visit to Singapore, said he had sympathy for holidaymakers who had their travel plans disrupted by the disturbances.

One migrant died last night, after hundreds of migrants tried to gain entry to the Eurotunnel.