Crossings

• Mumford & Sonsの元メンバー、Winston Marshallは、横断者は難民ではなく「経済移民」であると主張している • Spectatorのオーナー、Paul Marshallの息子は、Channel横断を阻止する急進的な手段として、英国は機雷を搭載した「浮き壁」を構築すべきだと述べた • Mumford & Sonsの元メンバーで、現在は右派のオンラインインフルエンサーとしての地位を確立しているWinston Marshallは、このアイデアは「馬鹿げているように聞こえるかもしれない」が、これまでの横断阻止の試みが失敗しているため、検討されるべきだと語った

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...