UK benefits a magnet to migrants, says Calais mayor

[Terpe]

Illegal migrants see the UK as a "soft touch" and its benefits system acts as a "magnet" to them, the mayor of the French city of Calais has told MPs.

Source (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29799733)

[grahamw48]

We should get out of this ridiculous EU as soon as possible. It has grown into a monster...as many of us predicted it would. All the time undermining our country's culture, heritage and sovereignty. :mad:

[les_taxi]

They are telling us stuff we have known for years it's not news :doh

[KeithD]

According to EU law, the French are supposed to return all illegal immigrants to the first country they landed in. So, all should be picked up and returned to the Italian border.

Why does France not get fined for continuously breaking the rules? Why are we giving Calais £Millions, do the French give the Italians the same? :Erm:

[les_taxi]

The French stink!

[andy222]

According to EU law, the French are supposed to return all illegal immigrants to the first country they landed in. So, all should be picked up and returned to the Italian border.

Why does France not get fined for continuously breaking the rules? Why are we giving Calais £Millions, do the French give the Italians the same? :Erm:
:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[bigmarco]

Interesting in 2014 we have a French mayor coming to Britain's parliament to say that everyone over there laughs at us.
When you're handing out benefits for 6 months at a time to immigrants, it is going to guarantee that you will always have a steady flow of grateful recipients. :cwm23:

[grahamw48]

All those spiteful pratts over there would be speaking German now if our parents and grandparents hadn't gone to their aid. :mad:

[Arthur Little]

Interesting in 2014 we have a French mayor coming to Britain's parliament to say that everyone over there laughs at us.
When you're *handing out benefits for 6 months at a time to immigrants, it is going to guarantee that you will always have a steady flow of grateful recipients. :cwm23:

:yeahthat: AND, correspondingly ... it stands to reason we can guarantee being seen as a laughing stock for as long as we persist in *doing so!

[Arthur Little]

The French stink ...

... of garlic! :readingpapers:

[Michael Parnham]

... of garlic! :readingpapers:

Don't know which is the best of the two evils Garlic or Dried fish:Erm:

[stevewool]

Love the smell of garlic, dried fish :vomit-smiley-011:

[Ako Si Jamie]

Someone needs to start banging these politicians heads together. Hard!

[Ako Si Jamie]

Don't know which is the best of the two evils Garlic or Dried fish:Erm:
Same can be said about the Tories and Labour.

[bigmarco]

Same can be said about the Tories and Labour.

Spot on Jamie :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Michael Parnham]

Same can be said about the Tories and Labour.

:wink: