Three-year deal includes funding for a riot squad to ‘disperse’ people trying to board small boats
The UK government has agreed to pay France another £660m to curb the number of asylum seekers travelling across the Channel, including plans to fund a riot squad to “contain and disperse” people trying to board small boats.
Under a three-year deal to be signed on Thursday by the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, 1,100 enforcement, intelligence and military officers – an increase of 40% – will be employed to track down smuggling gangs and people seeking refuge.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor.
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