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Immigration minister James Brokenshire said: "The message is clear – those in genuine need of protection will find it elsewhere in France, and should not travel to Calais." It comes after revelations that more than a million migrants have arrived in Europe by land and sea this year as the continent's refugee crisis spirals out of control. Official figures show almost 3,000 migrants enter the Europe every day, with most hoping to travel on to northern European countries where they can find houses and jobs. But the actual figure could be even higher, because the statistics only cover entry points in six EU countries. Correction This article was amended on 19 January 2015. It originally said that nearly 100,000 people had been stopped at the UK border this year. In fact this was a projection for the year based on the number of people that has been stopped in the period between April and July.

Evacuation of Calais migrant camp Tue, June 21, 2016 A growing number of migrants seeking to reach Britain are trying to leave from the Belgium and France. Here are some of the scenes from the Calais migrant crisis in France... Play slideshow Photoshot 1 of 83 Mirants clash with police in Calais

Immigration minister James Brokenshire said: "The message is clear – those in genuine need of protection will find it elsewhere in France, and should not travel to Calais." It comes after revelations that more than a million migrants have arrived in Europe by land and sea this year as the continent's refugee crisis spirals out of control. Official figures show almost 3,000 migrants enter the Europe every day, with most hoping to travel on to northern European countries where they can find houses and jobs. But the actual figure could be even higher, because the statistics only cover entry points in six EU countries. Correction This article was amended on 19 January 2015. It originally said that nearly 100,000 people had been stopped at the UK border this year. In fact this was a projection for the year based on the number of people that has been stopped in the period between April and July.

Immigration minister James Brokenshire said: "The message is clear – those in genuine need of protection will find it elsewhere in France, and should not travel to Calais." It comes after revelations that more than a million migrants have arrived in Europe by land and sea this year as the continent's refugee crisis spirals out of control. Official figures show almost 3,000 migrants enter the Europe every day, with most hoping to travel on to northern European countries where they can find houses and jobs. But the actual figure could be even higher, because the statistics only cover entry points in six EU countries. Correction This article was amended on 19 January 2015. It originally said that nearly 100,000 people had been stopped at the UK border this year. In fact this was a projection for the year based on the number of people that has been stopped in the period between April and July.

Evacuation of Calais migrant camp Tue, June 21, 2016 A growing number of migrants seeking to reach Britain are trying to leave from the Belgium and France. Here are some of the scenes from the Calais migrant crisis in France... Play slideshow Photoshot 1 of 83 Mirants clash with police in Calais

Immigration minister James Brokenshire said: "The message is clear – those in genuine need of protection will find it elsewhere in France, and should not travel to Calais." It comes after revelations that more than a million migrants have arrived in Europe by land and sea this year as the continent's refugee crisis spirals out of control. Official figures show almost 3,000 migrants enter the Europe every day, with most hoping to travel on to northern European countries where they can find houses and jobs. But the actual figure could be even higher, because the statistics only cover entry points in six EU countries. Correction This article was amended on 19 January 2015. It originally said that nearly 100,000 people had been stopped at the UK border this year. In fact this was a projection for the year based on the number of people that has been stopped in the period between April and July.

The number of migrants caught entering the country in those four months is just 9,000 less than the entire year before, and 12,000 more than the year before that. Senior Labour MP Keith Vaz said: "These figures show that the number of people attempting to cross the Channel has increased dramatically "The problem simply has not been solved by political agreements between Britain and France or by additional resources. "This is something that is going to occupy the minds of ministers for some time to come."

Evacuation of Calais migrant camp Tue, June 21, 2016 A growing number of migrants seeking to reach Britain are trying to leave from the Belgium and France. Here are some of the scenes from the Calais migrant crisis in France... Play slideshow Photoshot 1 of 83 Mirants clash with police in Calais

It shows the number trying to get into the country have more than DOUBLED compared to those in 2014. But the Home Office statistics do not include thousands of people thought to have stowed away to make it across the channel – or figures for August and September. UK border forces caught 30,629 people this summer between April and July. At this rate, the figure for the whole of 2015 could be close to 100,000.

GETTY Labour MP Keith Vaz said the problem had not been solved by political agreements

Evacuation of Calais migrant camp Tue, June 21, 2016 A growing number of migrants seeking to reach Britain are trying to leave from the Belgium and France. Here are some of the scenes from the Calais migrant crisis in France... Play slideshow Photoshot 1 of 83 Mirants clash with police in Calais

Evacuation of Calais migrant camp Tue, June 21, 2016 A growing number of migrants seeking to reach Britain are trying to leave from the Belgium and France. Here are some of the scenes from the Calais migrant crisis in France... Play slideshow Photoshot 1 of 83 Mirants clash with police in Calais

Immigration minister James Brokenshire said: "The message is clear – those in genuine need of protection will find it elsewhere in France, and should not travel to Calais." It comes after revelations that more than a million migrants have arrived in Europe by land and sea this year as the continent's refugee crisis spirals out of control. Official figures show almost 3,000 migrants enter the Europe every day, with most hoping to travel on to northern European countries where they can find houses and jobs. But the actual figure could be even higher, because the statistics only cover entry points in six EU countries. Correction This article was amended on 19 January 2015. It originally said that nearly 100,000 people had been stopped at the UK border this year. In fact this was a projection for the year based on the number of people that has been stopped in the period between April and July.

Evacuation of Calais migrant camp Tue, June 21, 2016 A growing number of migrants seeking to reach Britain are trying to leave from the Belgium and France. Here are some of the scenes from the Calais migrant crisis in France... Play slideshow Photoshot 1 of 83 Mirants clash with police in Calais

Immigration minister James Brokenshire said: "The message is clear – those in genuine need of protection will find it elsewhere in France, and should not travel to Calais." It comes after revelations that more than a million migrants have arrived in Europe by land and sea this year as the continent's refugee crisis spirals out of control. Official figures show almost 3,000 migrants enter the Europe every day, with most hoping to travel on to northern European countries where they can find houses and jobs. But the actual figure could be even higher, because the statistics only cover entry points in six EU countries. Correction This article was amended on 19 January 2015. It originally said that nearly 100,000 people had been stopped at the UK border this year. In fact this was a projection for the year based on the number of people that has been stopped in the period between April and July.

GETTY It's thought even more people managed to make it into the UK as stowaways.