Krzysztof Mikucki was so enraged by the treatment of his Ukrainian family by UK Border Force staff in Calais at 1am on Wednesday that he struggled to find words to articulate his fury.
“They treated us worse than the water in the toilet,” the Polish builder said finally, standing by the entrance to the ferry port hours later with his Ukrainian wife, Alona, sister-in-law Juliia, a speech therapist, mother-in-law Olga and their dog, Garik, considering what to do next.