Still Waters Posted March 10, 2023 #1 Share Posted March 10, 2023 The UK will give France almost £500m over three years to help stop migrants crossing the Channel in small boats. The cash was announced at a summit in Paris between UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and President Emmanuel Macron, who said France would also contribute. The money will go towards an extra 500 officers and a new detention centre in France, but this will not be fully operational until the end of 2026. The UK had planned to pay France around £63m this year to tackle the problem. This new package appears to at least double that amount, with the UK pledging £120m in 2023-24. France will also step up its funding of enforcement but has not said by how much. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64916446 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted March 10, 2023 #2 Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) Seems like a monumental task. There's so much coastline to patrol where a small boat could launch from and so much coastline in the UK where they could land. I'd imagine most try to take the shortest route, which probably makes it easier to catch many of them. What happens to the small boats that are impounded, I wonder? Edited March 10, 2023 by DieChecker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanc241 Posted March 11, 2023 #3 Share Posted March 11, 2023 I understand there is a compound somewhere near Dover where many of the dinghies are stored. To what end, I don’t know. Some talk about donating the best ones to charities that help disadvantaged children enjoy water sports/activities on our inland lakes and reservoirs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmk1245 Posted March 11, 2023 #4 Share Posted March 11, 2023 How about deporting those who don't fit asylium frame. Albanian/Lithuanian pretends to be Pakistani? Send them back to Pakistan... Real asylium seekers suffer the most. Those have to be helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotoutthere Posted March 11, 2023 #5 Share Posted March 11, 2023 Excellent.... because of course it's worked so well so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pellinore Posted March 12, 2023 #6 Share Posted March 12, 2023 20 hours ago, itsnotoutthere said: Excellent.... because of course it's worked so well so far. I don't know why we are paying France a penny. We have Taken Back Control of our Borders! What has it to do with France? Why are we involving them in the control of our borders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pellinore Posted March 12, 2023 #7 Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 3/11/2023 at 1:56 PM, Susanc241 said: I understand there is a compound somewhere near Dover where many of the dinghies are stored. To what end, I don’t know. Some talk about donating the best ones to charities that help disadvantaged children enjoy water sports/activities on our inland lakes and reservoirs. It makes more sense than keeping them locked up in hotels or detention centres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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