CALLS for Cameron to call in the army to deal with the migrant crisis were bolstered today after Germany brought in troops to deal with the huge wave crossing its borders, in a move which potentially may have broken strict post-Nazi era laws.
Record 79,000 asylum seekers arrived in the European Union's most populous country last month alone, leading to mounting pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel to act.
Troops from the Bundeswehr were deployed to erect tents and sanitary facilities, despite the nation's strict constitutional ban on deploying the military for anything other than defence or national emergencies.
The edict was imposed by Allied forces after the Second World War in 1945.
Mrs Merkel's recent action has prompted criticism from her coalition partners the Social Democratic party (SPD), who have claimed the nation's fundamental laws have been breached.
?We are strictly opposed to changing the basic law of the country for this purpose,? said R?diger Erben, deputy leader of the SPD in the central state of Saxony-Anhalt, where troops were called in.
Soldiers were also called upon in the northern state of Brandenburg and the city state of Hamburg.
However defence minister Ursula von der Leyen denied the accusation, adding: "The accommodation and care of refugees is a major task for society. For us in the armed forces it is a matter of course to help wherever we can."
Germany's actions will be seen to back calls by Nigel Farage last week for the British Army to help solves the Calais crisis.
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