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London offers joint patrols on the French coast in Paris

2021-11-25T09:12:44.183Z


The British government has indicated that it is offering France joint police patrols on the French coast along the English Channel after the death of ...


The British government has indicated that it is offering France joint police patrols on the French coast along the English Channel after the death of 27 migrants in the sinking of their boat.

During a telephone interview on Wednesday evening, November 24, Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed to "

intensify their efforts

" and "

keep all options on the table

" to fight against the smuggling gangs organizing the crossings illegal channels, according to a spokesperson for Downing Street.

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According to Tom Pursglove, a British Secretary of State in charge of immigration, Boris Johnson reiterated on this occasion a proposal, previously rejected by Paris for reasons of sovereignty, to organize Franco-British patrols on the French coasts in order to prevent migrants from boarding.

"

I really hope that the French will reconsider this proposal,

" he told the BBC.

Aid of more than 60 million euros

Following a crisis meeting Wednesday, Boris Johnson had pointed the finger at the French, believing that they had not done "

enough

" to prevent the crossings, despite aid of more than 60 million euros for strengthen the surveillance of their coastline. “

What we are proposing is to increase our support but also to work with our partners on the beaches concerned,

” he declared.

This question of crossings, which regularly stirs up tensions between London and Paris, is delicate for the Conservative government of Boris Johnson, which has made the fight against immigration its hobbyhorse in the wake of Brexit. In the aftermath of the tragedy, the deadliest to date involving migrants in the Channel, several British newspapers are going in the same direction, the tabloid

The Sun

publishing in the front page the photo of a French police patrol leaving, doing nothing according to him , migrants boarding an inflatable boat.

"

Is this really the time to point fingers?"

(...) Is this the moment not to fight together against these traffickers?

», Reacted the French deputy Bruno Bonnell, of the LREM party of President Macron.

"

Out of 30,000 people trying to cross the Channel, 60% were arrested,

" he told Sky News, admitting that was insufficient.

But “

it happens at night on small beaches.

The police cannot be everywhere, let's be realistic

”.

Source: lefigaro

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