Calais Tells Britain: 'Take Back Your Border'

Here is the frontline of what the British far Right were complaining about, starting to come back to bite them in the arse.

French politicians are demanding that Britain takes back its border after voting to leave the European Union.

The Mayor of Calais Natacha Bouchart said an immigration deal which allows Britain to check passports in France, preventing migrants from crossing the Channel, should be renegotiated.

Ms Bouchart told French broadcaster BFM TV: "The British must take on the consequences of their choice.

"We are in a strong position to push, to press this request for a review and we are asking the President to bring his weight (to the issue).

"We must put everything on the table and there must be an element of division, of sharing."

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Calais Tells Britain: 'Take Back Your Border' (Original post)	OnDoutside	Jun 2016	OP
Link here; if you read on, you find the national politicians override the local ones	muriel_volestrangler	Jun 2016	#1
Everything is now on the table, allowing a non-EU country have what is essentially a border inside	OnDoutside	Jun 2016	#2
I'm sure a few greased palms in Calais will solve this.	JustABozoOnThisBus	Jun 2016	#3
It will certainly affect the Bosman & Kopack rules. There are ramifications that people still have	OnDoutside	Jun 2016	#4
The people who voted for Brexit would happily vote to close/fill the Chunnel.	JustABozoOnThisBus	Jun 2016	#7
Funnily enough, one of my best friends owns a shop/bar in France, married to a French woman and was	OnDoutside	Jun 2016	#13
Stag do's and hen parties will be tragically short of booze	auntpurl	Jun 2016	#18
If you travel from Canada to the USA	King_David	Jun 2016	#15
Britain is still EU.	roamer65	Jun 2016	#5
Yeah, but once you've asked for a divorce,	LongtimeAZDem	Jun 2016	#8
true dat	TeamPooka	Jun 2016	#9
The 3rd Greek bailout will be coming soon.	roamer65	Jun 2016	#12
The French seem to want to live up to their reputation as a petulant people.	FLPanhandle	Jun 2016	#6
Anglo-French mutual resentment goes back centuries and the Brits were "petty" first here.	TeamPooka	Jun 2016	#10
Sweeping generalization much?	truebrit71	Jun 2016	#14
Both sides have a "reputation".	Turin_C3PO	Jun 2016	#17
Well said, Madame Mayor:	Surya Gayatri	Jun 2016	#11
Bane Voice People of Britain... take control.... take control of your country!	Initech	Jun 2016	#16

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Sat Jun 25, 2016, 09:25 AM

muriel_volestrangler (100,065 posts)

1. Link here; if you read on, you find the national politicians override the local ones

http://news.sky.com/story/1717209/calais-tells-britain-take-back-your-border

However, those remarks have now been contradicted by the French government.

Speaking after the referendum result, French government spokesman Stephane Le Foll said bilateral immigration treaties between Britain and France will not be affected by the Brexit.

"On the question of immigration, to be clear, British exit from the European Union will not lead to changes in terms of immigration treaties with United Kingdom... These are bilateral treaties," he said.

Or see:

The French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault dismissed outright any calls for renegotiation of the Le Touquet accord. “Would that also mean putting in place boats for people who otherwise risk drowning? I think we should be serious,” he said in a TV interview.

Ayrault said other bilateral immigration treaties would also remain in place. He said additional important agreements between France and Britain, such as the 2010 Lancaster House defence and security treaties, would also be maintained.

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2016/jun/25/brexit-live-emergency-meetings-eu-uk-leave-vote?page=with:block-576e3169e4b0f43038109bfa#block-576e3169e4b0f43038109bfa

Calais Tells Britain: 'Take Back Your Border'

1. Link here; if you read on, you find the national politicians override the local ones

2. Everything is now on the table, allowing a non-EU country have what is essentially a border inside

3. I'm sure a few greased palms in Calais will solve this.

4. It will certainly affect the Bosman & Kopack rules. There are ramifications that people still have

7. The people who voted for Brexit would happily vote to close/fill the Chunnel.

13. Funnily enough, one of my best friends owns a shop/bar in France, married to a French woman and was

18. Stag do's and hen parties will be tragically short of booze

15. If you travel from Canada to the USA

5. Britain is still EU.

8. Yeah, but once you've asked for a divorce,

9. true dat

12. The 3rd Greek bailout will be coming soon.

6. The French seem to want to live up to their reputation as a petulant people.

10. Anglo-French mutual resentment goes back centuries and the Brits were "petty" first here.

14. Sweeping generalization much?

17. Both sides have a "reputation".

11. Well said, Madame Mayor:

16. *Bane Voice* People of Britain... take control.... take control of your country!

16. Bane Voice People of Britain... take control.... take control of your country!