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Old 19th Jul 2017, 13:28
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Mike Flynn
 
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The tabloids have an appetite for this sort of story.
Open Door Britain: SUE REID exposes how Britain's many small airfields are vulnerable to terrorists and illegal immigrants despite claims that our border controls are being tightened
A Daily Mail investigation found it is possible to fly from Calais to Kent without having a passport inspected
The trip from the airstrip in Calais to Lydd Airport in Kent takes just 18 minutes onboard a private plane
Security and identity checks seemed incredibly lax following the short hop across the English Channel
The Government has been warned thousands of boats and planes are landing in the UK without inspection


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Albanians also featured in this court case earlier in the year.

People smuggler jailed after Border Force chased his plane down a runway at a private members' airfield in Norfolk
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