The first children from the so called ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in the French port of Calais have arrived in Britain. <br /><br /> Fourteen unaccompanied minors, all teenagers, came by coach to south London as part of a fast-track system.<br /><br /> They are the first of more than 100 children expected to make the trip this week and will be reunited with relatives already living in the UK. <br /><br /> One relative waiting for his brother said:’‘I’m so excited, so happy, I think it will be a lovely day after 11 years for me.’‘<br /><br /> Critics have accused the UK government of dragging its feet over accepting young unaccompanied children from the Calais camp and are demanding it does more. <br /><br /> ‘‘Today is a good day for all of the children who will be reunited with their families but it is a small step forward. There are over a thousand unaccompanied children in Calais still sitting at terrible risk with the threat of demolition looming in what we believe to be just over a week’s time,’‘ Beth Gardiner-Smith, Community Organiser with Citizens UK said. <br /><br /> French authorities were due to begin dismantling the Jungle camp this week, but delayed the process, in part to give Britain more time to identify eligible minors. <br /><br /> The arrivals of the children come as the UK and France construct a four metre high wall along the road leading up to the Calais ferry terminal, in a bid to stop migrants from illegally entering the port.<br />
