By Joe Tidy, Sky News Reporter
The Home Office is offering to give French border officials the fence that was used to protect world leaders at the Nato summit in an attempt to deal with the immigrant crisis in Calais.
Known as the "ring of steel", the 11ft tall, 11-mile-long fence was erected around Celtic Manor and other Nato venues in South Wales.
Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, immigration minister James Brokenshire acknowledges the growing issue of security in the port of Calais where migrants are attempting to gain access to Britain in vast numbers.
The 'ring of steel' is being offered to the French The minister writes: "Obviously it's up to the French to maintain security and order on their own soil, but we want to do what we can to help. We offered the port of Calais £3m three months ago to help improve security … we now offer our French partners the fences that were used this week to keep the Nato summit safe in Newport.
"These could replace and enlarge the inadequate fencing in Calais which is too easy for illegal immigrants to scale."
It is estimated that 1,500 migrants from countries such as Afghanistan, Eritrea and Ethiopia are living in makeshift camps near the port and regularly climbing over fences in order to get to lorries and ferries.
On Wednesday, dozens of men stunned French officials by storming directly into the port in broad daylight.
Most of the young men claim to be seeking asylum in the UK and risk their lives to get onto ships bound for Dover.
Migrants tried to storm onto a ferry to Britain last week. Pic: Mark Salt Sudanese migrant Ibrahim Abubakar said: "I have no home, I have no job, I have no place to sleep. This is my problem here. I want to stay here, but they give me a long time, I wait four months here. After that, maybe I find a home, I find a job. It's very difficult here. But I think after I go to England maybe I find job, I find a home, I find something to eat."
Some warn that the situation is near breaking point with local anger growing at the influx of migrants.
A protest is planned later today with hundreds of local people expected to demonstrate.
The mayor of Calais, Natacha Bouchart has threatened to close the port if nothing is done by British authorities to help French officials address the situation.
Mr Brokenshire hopes the French will take him up on the offer of boosted fencing and also writes that he wants to establish "secure parking areas where hauliers and travellers can wait without being hassled by illegal immigrants".
Meanwhile, the Home Office is preparing to send a high-level delegation to Paris for emergency talks next week.
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