Crossings

• Winston Marshall（Mumford & Sons 前成员）表示，那些穿越者是“经济移民”而非难民 • Spectator 老板 Paul Marshall 的儿子表示，英国应建造一堵布满水雷的“浮动墙”，作为阻止 Channel 穿越的激进措施。 • Winston Marshall 曾是 Mumford & Sons 乐队的成员，现正致力于成为一名右翼网络影响力人物。他表示，虽然这一想法“听起来可能很荒谬”，但由于此前阻止穿越的尝试均已失败，因此应当对此进行探索。继续阅读...

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...