Crossings

• Winston Marshall, Mumford & Sons के पूर्व सदस्य, का कहना है कि पार करने वाले लोग ‘economic migrants’ हैं, शरणार्थी नहीं • Spectator के मालिक Paul Marshall के बेटे ने कहा है कि ब्रिटेन को Channel पार करने की घटनाओं को रोकने के लिए एक कड़े उपाय के रूप में बारूदी सुरंगों से लैस एक “floating wall” का निर्माण करना चाहिए • Winston Marshall, जो Mumford & Sons के पूर्व सदस्य हैं और अब एक दक्षिणपंथी ऑनलाइन इन्फ्लुएंसर के रूप में अपनी पहचान बना रहे हैं, ने कहा कि हालांकि यह विचार “हास्यास्पद लग सकता है”, लेकिन इसे आजमाया जाना चाहिए क्योंकि पार करने की घटनाओं को रोकने के पिछले प्रयास विफल रहे हैं।

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...