Britain toughens tactics to cut boat crossings

LONDON: UK authorities have deployed new counter-terror style powers to seize the phones of migrants who arrive by small boats from northern France, to tackle criminal gangs behind the crossings. The initiative is part of Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s attempts to slash the number of migrant arrivals, and stem a surge in support for Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration party Reform UK. Over 41,000 people made the perilous sea journey across the Channel last year — the second highest tally since records began in 2018.

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