Crossings

• Winston Marshall, ehemaliges Mitglied von Mumford & Sons, sagt, dass diejenigen, die den Kanal überqueren, „Wirtschaftsmigranten“ und keine Flüchtlinge seien • Der Sohn des Spectator-Eigentümers Paul Marshall erklärte, Großbritannien solle als radikale Maßnahme zur Beendigung der Kanalüberquerungen eine mit Minen bestückte „schwimmende Mauer“ errichten • Winston Marshall, ein ehemaliges Mitglied der Band Mumford & Sons, der sich nun als rechtgerichteter Online-Influencer etabliert, sagte, dass die Idee zwar „lächerlich klingen mag“, sie jedoch geprüft werden sollte, da frühere Versuche, die Überquerungen zu stoppen, gescheitert seien

Three-year deal includes funding for a riot squad to ‘disperse’ people trying to board small boatsThe UK government has agreed to pay France another £660m to curb the number of asylum seekers travelling across the Channel, including plans to fund a riot squad to “contain and disperse” people trying to board small boats.Under a three-year deal to be signed on Thursday by the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, 1,100 enforcement, intelligence and military officers – an increase of 40% – will be employed to track down smuggling gangs and people seeking refuge. Continue reading...

New agreement delayed amid home secretary Shabana Mahmood’s demands for more interceptions of dinghiesA renewed deal between the UK and France to stop small boat Channel crossings has not yet been signed, with a day to go before the current one expires, raising questions about whether people smugglers will be able to act unimpeded from later this week.Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron announced the previous £468m deal on 10 March 2023, weeks before it came into force. The UK pays two-thirds of the cost of policing France’s northern border and the current agreement expires on Tuesday. Discussions on it began last July at the 37th UK-France summit and British officials travelled to Paris last week for another round of talks. Continue reading...