Crossings

• Winston Marshall, ancien membre de Mumford & Sons, affirme que ceux qui traversent sont des « migrants économiques » et non des réfugiés • Le fils du propriétaire de Spectator, Paul Marshall, a déclaré que la Grande-Bretagne devrait construire un « mur flottant » truffé de mines comme mesure radicale pour stopper les traversées du Channel. • Winston Marshall, ancien membre du groupe Mumford & Sons qui s'impose désormais comme un influenceur de droite en ligne, a déclaré que bien que l'idée « puisse paraître ridicule », elle devrait être étudiée car les tentatives précédentes pour arrêter les traversées ont échoué.

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...