Crossings

Winston Marshall，Mumford & Sons 的前成員，表示那些跨海者是「經濟移民」而非難民。Spectator 所有者 Paul Marshall 的兒子表示，英國應建造一座佈滿水雷的「漂浮牆」，作為阻止跨越海峽行為的激進措施。Winston Marshall 曾是 Mumford & Sons 樂團成員，現正轉型為右翼網路影響者，他表示雖然這個想法「聽起來可能很荒謬」，但應該進行探索，因為先前阻止跨海行為的嘗試都已失敗。繼續閱讀...

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...