Force is ill-equipped to deal with ‘violence’ from migrants and spends British money on wrong equipment
Force is ill-equipped to deal with ‘violence’ from migrants and spends British money on wrong equipment
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Officers will not act without assurances they will be protected, properly trained and well-equipped, in blow to ‘one in, one out’…
As Prime Minister admits small-boat crisis is getting worse the full scale of the challenge facing authorities is laid bare
Officers also use riot shields and pepper spray as the border force steps up attempts to break illegal Channel crossings
What motive is there for the French to stop small boat crossings when they can pass the problem to the British?
The three-year agreement will see at least 50 riot-trained police officers drafted in to tackle violence and “hostile crowds”.
Border agency warns people-smugglers increasingly use simultaneous boat launches to outsmart French police
