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France Warns UK That ‘Brexit’ Could End Calais Border Deal

French president, François Hollande says that ‘Brexit’ would have ‘consequences’ for Britain and could lead to France scrapping the Calais border deal. A senior French minister also has warned the UK that leaving the EU could end their agreement over border controls in Calais. The French economy minister, Emmanuel Macron said Britain’s departure from the 28-nation bloc would threaten bilateral ties between London and Paris. He said that the migrant camp known as the ‘jungle’ could move to Dover in Kent if Britain leeaves EU “The day this relationship unravels, migrants will no longer be in Calais,” Mr Macron said, adding that rules allowing British-based banks to operate across the EU would be lost. Press TV reports: In an interview with the Financial Times, he stressed that France would roll out a “red carpet” to London’s bankers in case of the UK exit from the bloc. The comments with regard to the refugee camp are not the first of its kind. Xavier Bertrand, the recently re-elected president of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region, has repeatedly said the Le Touquet agreement would be torn up if Britain left the EU. Macron’s comments, however, come as British Prime Minister David Cameron prepares a trip to Paris [...]