Four migrants are in a critical condition after being shot in Calais in what the French government dubbed “unprecedented” scenes of violence among those seeking to reach Britain. The brutal attack came days after Theresa May pledged an extra £44.5 million to beef up border security in Calais and President Emmanuel Macron promised there would be no return to the “jungle” – the notorious migrant camp razed in 2016. Calais mayor Natacha Bouchart slammed charities and activists who “manipulate” migrants. “They are people who live off this. Culturally, they are against the state, institutions. They help neither the migrants nor the population,” she said. Her comments came as the government promised to take over control of food distribution from local aid groups “within two weeks” and conduct the handouts outside the town. The four men, all Eritreans, were shot in the neck, chest, abdomen and spine at a food distribution point. A fifth gunshot victim was not facing life-th...
