Britain and France on Monday signed an agreement worth 72.2 million euros ($74.5 million) over the coming year to ramp up efforts to stop illegal migrants from making perilous journeys across the Channel.
So far this year more than 40,000 people have crossed the Channel in small boats, up from 28,526 last year, putting pressure on new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and interior minister Suella Braverman to do more to stem the flow.from people arriving in small boats, as the government was criticised for conditions at an overcrowded migrant processing centre in southern England.
Darmanin tweeted to say France and Britain were, with this deal, strengthening their cooperation against illegal immigration. The British government said the multi-year deal would see a 40% increase in the number of UK-funded officers patrolling French beaches in the next five months.British officers will also be embedded in French-led control rooms and on the ground with their counterparts for the first time to improve coordination and information sharing.
Britain said more than 30,000 illegal crossing attempts from France have been prevented since the start of the year.
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