Crossings

• Mumford & Sons의 전 멤버인 Winston Marshall은 횡단하는 이들이 난민이 아닌 ‘경제적 이주민’이라고 말합니다 • Spectator 소유주인 Paul Marshall의 아들은 영국이 영불해협 횡단을 막기 위한 급진적인 조치로 기뢰가 설치된 “부유식 벽”을 건설해야 한다고 말했습니다 • 현재 우익 온라인 인플루언서로 입지를 다지고 있는 밴드 Mumford & Sons의 전 멤버 Winston Marshall은 이 아이디어가 “터무니없이 들릴 수도 있겠지만”, 이전의 횡단 저지 시도들이 실패했기 때문에 검토되어야 한다고 말했습니다. 계속 읽기...

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...