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MPs demand dental tests of ‘child’ migrants as concerns grow over ages of asylum kids arriving in Britain who look closer to 40

Fourteen more 'kids' etched with crow's feet arrived in Britain yesterday and were fast tracked into the UK for being 'minors'

MPs called for dental tests of child migrants last night as fresh doubts grew over their ages.

Fourteen more arrived yesterday — but the oldest had crow’s feet and looked closer to 40.

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Old on a minute . . . 'child' with crow's feet around eyes arrives yesterdayCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
UK Border Force staff escort one of a group of unaccompanied minors from the Jungle migrant camp in Calais
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Many of the migrant 'kids' match the border officials in sizeCredit: Reuters
The children will be reunited with family as part of the scheme
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The children will be reunited with family as part of the schemeCredit: Reuters

Tory MP David Davies demanded checks on their teeth, which immigration lawyers said was the “strongest proof of age”.

Amar Ali, of London law firm Reiss Edwards, said a simple X-ray procedure should be undertaken “if somebody clearly looks older than they claim”.

Officials said the latest arrivals from the Calais Jungle camp, all said to be aged 13 to 17, had probably been “toughened up” by war.

Another who appears older arrives in London
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Another who appears older than '13-17' arrives in LondonCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Youngsters have arrived from the Jungle Camp in Calais
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Kids from the Jungle who have family in the UK have been brought here by Home OfficeCredit: London News Pictures
The migrant children will arrive in Croydon to register before being reunited with their families
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The first group of migrant children arrived in Croydon yesterdayCredit: Reuters
The coach carrying the first group of arrives in south London ahead of the destruction of the Jungle camp
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The coach carrying the first group of migrant children arrived in south London yesterday ahead of the destruction of the Jungle campCredit: Reuters

The oldest-looking was yesterday fast-tracked after continually insisting in interviews that he was a minor.

But Tory MP Alec Shelbrooke said he was expecting to see “children who look like children”, adding: “It makes a mockery of the situation.”

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The Home Office is refusing to carry out dental tests, which they say are “intrusive”.

This is a REAL child . . . Daniel, 9, is still stuck in Calais Jungle
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This is a REAL child . . . Daniel, 9, is still stuck in Calais JungleCredit: MARK LARGE
Uk Border Force staff escort the youths into the Home Office building in Croydon
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Aid workers have raised concerns about the ages of some of the people arriving in UKCredit: Reuters
A large crowd awaits the arrival of the migrant children
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A crowd - including Croydon Council councillors and staff - awaits the arrival of the migrant childrenCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Belongings of the migrant children are offloaded at the Home Office building in Croydon
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Belongings of the migrant children are offloaded at the Home Office building in Croydon while the youths go through screeningCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd

Dental expert Neel Kothari said: “The assessment consists of a visual inspection and the examination of X-rays, which is largely non-invasive.”

The decision also sparked a backlash on Twitter, with one user saying: “They’re not doing proper checks. Where are all the babies and toddlers?”

Police in the Calais "Jungle" migrant camp
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Officials said latest arrivals from Calais Jungle camp were 'toughened up by war'Credit: Photoshot
Unaccompanied minor
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One of the first group of unaccompanied minors from the Jungle camp in Calais to be brought to Britain yesterday waves at a relativeCredit: Reuters
Unaccompanied minor
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A youth gets a hug from his relative yesterday after being processed at the immigration centre in Croydon, south LondonCredit: Reuters
The first of the child migrants arriving in the UK this week get off a coach in Croydon
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The first of the child migrants arriving in the UK this week get off a coach in Croydon yesterdayCredit: AP
More than 100 unaccompanied minors will be brought to the UK this week from Calais
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More than 100 unaccompanied minors will be brought to the UK this week from Calais with the first arriving yesterdayCredit: Getty Images
A young migrant claps as he is escorted off a coach by UK Border Force today
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A young migrant claps as he is escorted off a coach by UK Border Force yesterdayCredit: Reuters
It comes after the Home Secretary Amber Rudd agreed to a fast-track registration scheme for the children
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Questions are being asked about whether the youths are as young as they claim to beCredit: Reuters

It emerged last night 65 per cent of previous “child” refugees whose age was disputed were found to be adults.

Scores more “children” are expected to arrive from the Jungle this week after Home Secretary Amber Rudd agreed with France to fast-track arrivals.

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