France backing away from commitment to turn back small boats in the Channel, according to reports
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France backing away from commitment to turn back small boats in the Channel, according to reports
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France may reverse its pledge to forcefully turn back small boats in the Channel, according to reports, in a blow to Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to stem the number of migrants arriving in the UK.
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The BBC is told that France is backing away from a commitment to intervene more forcefully in the English Channel.
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