Controversial French MP praises 'courage' of migrants illegally headed for Britain

By Ian Sparks
Last updated at 3:24 PM on 08th February 2010


The French MP for Calais has praised the 'courage' of migrants who trek thousands of miles across Europe to sneak illegally into Britain.

Former culture minister Jack Lang also called for urgent humanitarian aid for the 'starving' illegal immigrants massed in the northern French port.

The controversial remarks by one of France's most prominent elder statesmen will anger senior government ministers who have vowed to make Calais watertight to migrants.

His comments come after around 100 British-bound immigrants were ejected from a controversial new hostel in the town dubbed Sangatte II.

Scores of anti-riot police removed the migrants from the disused warehouse on a street called England Square after they barricaded themselves inside on Saturday.

The sprawling 2,000 sq ft hangar had been rented by local charities SOS and No Border in defiance of a French ban on giving shelter to illegal immigrants in town.

After the migrants were ejected on Sunday afternoon, all were then freed to make fresh attempts to reach Britain.

Now local MP Mr Lang has demanded they and the hundreds more migrants sleeping rough in Calais are given urgent humanitarian aid.

He said: 'Of course I am opposed to building another Sangatte, but I am in favour of a plan of humanitarian action after this mass evacuation on Sunday.

'I do not understand the government's attitude. These are human beings and they are starving hungry.

'In most cases, the migrants are young people, often with good qualifications, and courageous for what they have endured to get to Calais.

Seems lile Mr. Lang is quite desperate for a new pool of voters.

Seems lile Mr. Lang is quite desperate for a new pool of voters.
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Il aime les beurs...et l'argent des beurs.

France needs to increase the "Dole" for illegals and take on some of the burden that the poor British have committed to doing.



I want to see the 11% reach 22% within 5 years at the latest.

i call bullshit

i suspect that mp lang is actually an evil cunt who came up with the whole idea of calais as a "launch pad to britain" as a means of keeping the rabble moving

"we'll give you food, weary, brave traveler. now on your bike", sort of thing

i hope to christ is backfires on his froggy ass---the last thing old blighty needs is more fucking foreigners

MI6 should snatch this stupid frog and waterboard him for a few weekends.

You Limeys should have never agreed to a tunnel connecting you to the frogs. What were you thinking?