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Hollande: There will be consequences if Britain leaves EU

French president Francois Hollande has said there will be "consequences" if Britain leaves the EU, including over immigration matters - though he accepted a Brexit would not be "catastrophic".

ITV News Deputy Political Chris Ship said the comments suggested changes to the current border arrangements at Calais between Britain and France would be among the warned "consequences".

Earlier today a French government minister warned thousands of migrants could move to the British side of the Channel if the UK votes to leave.

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Hollande: Consequences of Brexit includes immigration

French president Francois Hollande has said there will be "consequences" if Britain leaves the EU, including over immigration matters - though he accepted a Brexit would not be "catastrophic".

Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond posed with their French counterparts Francois Hollande and Jean-Marc Ayrault at the 34th Franco-British summit in Amiens. Credit: PA Images

Mr Hollande issued the warning at the conclusion of a one-day Anglo-French summit in the French city of Amiens.

I don't want to scare you. I just want to say the truth. There will be consequences if the UK is to leave the EU, there will be consequences in many areas, in the single market, in the financial trade, in development, in the economic development between our two countries.

It doesn't mean that everything will be destroyed, I don't want to give you catastrophic scenarios, but there will be consequences ... especially in the way we handle the situation in terms of immigration. There is no solution where there is no consequences.

– French President Francois Hollande

ITV News Deputy Political Chris Ship said the comments suggested changes to the current border arrangements at Calais between Britain and France would be among the warned "consequences".

Mr Cameron said such advice from an ally should be treated seriously - an apparent reference to the stark warnings from France's finance minister over the future of migrant camps at Calais.

When you have ministers in other governments warning about potential consequences that might happen that would be injurious to the United Kingdom, I would say listen to those things.

– Prime Minister David Cameron
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