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An illegal immigrant was still on the run last night after smuggling himself into the UK - under a bus carrying at least 20 immigration officers.

Uk Border Agency officials who were returning from Calais through the Channel Tunnel failed to spot the man as he clung to the underside of the coach, just inches from its wheels. When the coach arrived at its depot in Folkestone, Kent, the driver spotted the man and gave chase, but the stowaway escaped. An investigation has now been launched into the breach of security.

Tory MP Philip Davies said: "It would be laughable if it wasn't so serious. It highlights what a shambles our border controls have become."