Desk Report
Publish: 11 Oct 2021, 01:00 pm
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Britain has rescued or intercepted a total of 1,115 migrants
attempting to cross the Channel over just two days, the country's interior
ministry said on Sunday.
Rising numbers of Channel crossings by migrants in small
boats have contributed to growing tensions between the UK and France following
Britain's departure from the EU at the start of this year.
On Saturday, British authorities said they had recovered 491
people in 17 operations and 624 people in 23 operations on Friday, while French
authorities prevented 414 migrants from reaching Britain over the same two days.
On Sunday the French authorities said they had rescued a
further 342 migrants who were attempting the crossing.
Dan O'Mahoney, who heads the Home Office team looking to
curb the number of migrants reaching the UK, said the government was
"determined" to tackle what he called the "unacceptable rise in
dangerous Channel crossings".
"Working with police and international partners, there
have been nearly 300 arrests, 65 convictions related to small boat criminality
and our targeted efforts have prevented more than 13,500 migrant attempts so
far this year," O'Mahoney said.
According to a count by Britain's domestic news agency PA,
more than 17,000 migrants have made the crossing to Britain in small boats
since the beginning of the year, more than double the figure for the whole of
2020.
During a visit on Saturday to Loon-Plage in northern France,
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin called for a migration treaty between
the EU and Britain.
He also asked the British government to honor its
commitment to pay France œ54 million ($74 million, 63 million euros) to finance
the reinforcement of French police forces on the coast.
"We are asking the British to keep their promises of
financing because we are holding the border for them," Darmanin said.
After promising to take back control of the country's
borders following Brexit, Britain's ruling Conservative party has proposed legislation
to overhaul asylum rules.
It wants stricter jail terms for people smugglers and,
controversially, migrants themselves.
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