
UK and France extend talks over new small boats deal
A three-year deal to pay for more French patrols to intercept smuggling gangs was due to expire at midnight.
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A three-year deal to pay for more French patrols to intercept smuggling gangs was due to expire at midnight.

A three-year deal to pay for more French patrols to intercept smuggling gangs expires at midnight.

Negotiations deadlocked as No 10 wants more action by French officials but France has concerns over safety The UK’s agreement with France to pay for beach patrols is on the verge of collapse amid wrangling over the number of small boat interceptions and the safety of asylum seekers in French waters. Negotiations over plans to revamp the three-year, £480m deal remain deadlocked, despite the involvement of ministers including Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary. The deal expires at midnight on Tue

ANALYSIS: Interception rates have fallen, from around half to a paltry 37%. And that's while they've been funded by Rishi Sunak's £475 million deal with Emmanuel Macron.

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Martin Hewitt had been tasked with cutting the numbers trying to get to the UK in small boats.

Martin Hewitt had been tasked with cutting the numbers trying to get to the UK in small boats.
Britain’s border security commander Martin Hewitt is leaving his job by the end of March, according to the Sun. He is the man who is supposed to stop small boats crossings. He has obviously failed, so now he is looking for a new job… At least 300 small boat migrants are expected to cross the…

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Exclusive: At least four people have travelled back to the UK by lorry in the last two weeks Asylum seekers who arrived in the UK in small boats and were forcibly returned to France under the controversial “one in, one out” deal have returned to the UK in lorries, the Guardian has learned. When asked about the recent returnees, the Home Office said that people who came back to the UK after removal to France were detained and returned to France at the earliest opportunity. Amnesty International U

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