Members of the Green group at Oxford City Council have expressed their concern following the French Government's decision to dismantle the Calais Refugee Camp.

David Thomas, deputy leader of Oxford Greens, has been volunteering in the camp over recent weeks, and urged people to do the same.

He said: "Last time the French Riot Police tried to dismantle the camp it was a violent and brutal affair." 

Mr Thomas added that he believed this time hundreds of unaccompanied children in the camp could be subjected to tear gas and rubber bullets with nowhere to run.

The Green councillor has written to Prime Minister Theresa May asking her to use what influence the UK has to stop the eviction and help more refugee children reach the UK.

He added: "I have seen with my own eyes the suffering of refugees at Calais.

"The UK Government has a responsibility, along with its European neighbours, to help and support refugees.

"I would urge local people to consider volunteering as a Humanitarian Monitor to observe the now inevitable break-up of the camp in an effort to reduce the risk of violence and human rights abuses being inflicted on vulnerable and already traumatised men, women and children."

Tomorrow the European Parliament will debate a pledge by the French President Francois Hollande to close the Calais camp by the end of this year.

Ahead of the debate Catherine Bearder, the Liberal Democrat MEP for the South East of England said: "The current situation in Calais is absolutely disgusting – it is unbelievable we can be letting up to 10,000 people and 100s of minors who suffer in this way.

"I want to send my message to the UK government loud and clear - the UK must take our fair share of refugees.

"We may be trying to leave the EU but that does not mean we can continue to turn our backs on this abhorrent situation.

"Refugees are refugees and under our commitments to UN conventions we should be stepping up to the plate.

"The Liberal Democrats campaigned hard to ensure the UK government accepted 3,000 child refugees from across Europe and I will be working with my party to ensure we continue to keep up the pressure on the UK government to take these children and soon."

According to the French government there are about 7,000 migrants and asylum seekers living in the area and seeking access to the UK.