What motive is there for the French to stop small boat crossings when they can pass the problem to the British?
What motive is there for the French to stop small boat crossings when they can pass the problem to the British?
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Starmer-Macron plan met with scepticism in Gravelines, where up to 300 people a day try to cross Channel
It doesn’t actually fix our issues with human rights laws; it just makes them slightly less worse
PM and French counterpart agree situation in Channel is ‘deteriorating’ despite more aggressive tactics by police in France
As Prime Minister admits small-boat crisis is getting worse the full scale of the challenge facing authorities is laid bare
Smugglers come up with new ways to move people across the Channel
French president to end three-day visit with announcement on plan to tackle illegal crossings
