Crossings

• Winston Marshall, exmiembro de Mumford & Sons, afirma que quienes cruzan son «migrantes económicos», no refugiados • El hijo del dueño de Spectator, Paul Marshall, ha dicho que Gran Bretaña debería construir un «muro flotante» cargado de minas como medida radical para detener los cruces del Canal. • Winston Marshall, exmiembro de la banda Mumford & Sons que ahora se está posicionando como un influencer de derecha en internet, dijo que aunque la idea «pueda sonar ridícula», debería explorarse porque los intentos anteriores para detener los cruces han fracasado. Continúe leyendo...

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...