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Another Migrant Crossings Deal With France

UK agrees new £660 million deal with France to tackle migrant crossings.A new deal with France aimed at reducing the number of small boat crossings has been signed by the Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood.The deal, which pays France to patrol its beaches and stop migrant crossings, will see an expansion of law enforcement deployed across Northern France.In exchange, the UK will pay France £500 million, with a further £160 million contingent on results.The home secretary said migrant crossings are a "problem shared between the UK and France" and the new deal is part of efforts to "try everything we can to drive down numbers."Under the deal, which will be in place until March 2029, the UK will give £501 million to cover five police units and enforcement activity on French beaches – with an extra £160 million only paid if new tactics to curb Channel crossings succeed.https://share.google/QrIALBQpMBSbrxa7EAnother 1/2 £Billion+ about to be wasted!😡

Sue Hammond ● 13h2 Comments

Hi Ivonne, yes it is the latest waste-of-time-and-money agreement signed last month.  I should have pointed out that the last useless agreement had expired but our super generous government has decided to throw even more money Macon’s way.  Starmer is determined to keep his bromance alive …‘Under a previous three-year deal agreed upon in March 2023, the UK committed to contributing €541 million (around £476 million to £480 million) to France to curb small boat crossings, with portions actively deploying throughout 2025 prior to its expiration on March 31, 2026.’

Sue Hammond ● 4h

Was this not agreed in April 2026?

Ivonne Holliday ● 5h