UK and France Increase Efforts to Stop Mega Dinghy Channel Crossings
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The UK and France are deploying a new team of 45 officers to French beaches to stop the launch of mega dinghies carrying hundreds of migrants across the English Channel. This initiative is part of a larger agreement where the UK provides approximately 662 million pounds over three years to fund French policing. The total number of French officers tasked with stopping small boat launches will rise to nearly 1,050. Additionally, a specialist French intelligence and judicial unit will expand from 18 to 30 officers to disrupt smuggling networks.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron are meeting to discuss these efforts. The move follows a trend where the number of migrants per boat has increased despite an overall 23 percent year on year decline in small boat crossings. A record 230 migrants arrived in a single boat last month, which French rescuers described as buckling in the water.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood stated that the work is bearing fruit. Prime Minister Burnham noted that smuggling gangs are constantly adapting their tactics, necessitating a quick response from both nations.
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- The center source focused on the high level diplomatic meeting and the general plan to counter smugglers.
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