Three people have been hurt trying to enter the UK via Kent - as ministers prepare to discuss the urgent migrant situation.

Freight and passengers services from Folkestone were suspended for an hour and a half this morning after the group tried to break into the Eurotunnel terminal at Calais.

It comes as ministers prepare to hear evidence about the migrant crisis in the French port.

People camped there are making regular attempts to get on lorries and trains heading into Kent.

Last week, Operation Stack was brought in on the M20 after migrants got onto a Eurotunnel shuttle, causing days of traffic chaos for drivers.

In the same week, a migrant died trying to jump aboard a Channel Tunnel train bound for London.

Among those attending the Home Affairs Select Committee meeting at 2.45pm will be Kent Police Chief Constable Alan Pughsley and Eurotunnel director of public affairs, John Keefe.

Committee chairman Keith Vaz MP said the number of people who have crossed the border illegally to reach Dover via Calais has tripled in the past year, costing "many lives.

He continued: "The security measures at both the ferry and tunnel ports appear to be creaking under the strain of the enormous increase in migrants who have flooded the town in search of a better life in the UK.

"We are keen to speak to the local authorities to see whether they have the necessary resources, support and skills to hand to perform the role demanded of them as a major port of entry through Europe and to the UK, as well as the transport operators.

"It is also important that the Committee hear from those who are tackling the situation on British soil, namely in Kent.

"The Committee hopes to hear concrete proposals from the UK Minister for Immigration on the situation in Calais to ensure that security is further strengthened and fewer lives are lost."

Check back later for coverage of the meeting.

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