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UK and France strike new £662m small boats deal
The pact adds riot-trained police, drones and helicopters, with nearly a quarter of UK funding paid only if crossings fall, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the United Kingdom and France finalized a three-year, £662 million border security agreement to curb illegal Channel crossings, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set to sign the deal.
- This arrangement replaces a 2023 funding deal that expired earlier this year, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces political pressure to reduce immigration following record-high crossing figures in 2025.
- Under the new pact, the United Kingdom will fund nearly 1,100 personnel, including riot-trained units and maritime officers, with approximately £160 million contingent on measurable French results.
- The Refugee Council stated ministers were "treating the symptom, not the cause," while Conservative MPs accused the government of handing over taxpayer funds without sufficient conditions.
- France will deploy advanced surveillance systems including drones and helicopters, with the agreement aiming to increase law enforcement presence to 1,400 officers by 2029.
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France, UK agree to new migrant deal, with funding tied to results
France and Britain have agreed to a new deal to curb undocumented migrants from crossing the English Channel, with France committing to more than double law enforcement on the coast, and the UK contributing up to €766 million, some of which is to be paid only if France delivers results.
London is conditional on the effectiveness of the programme, which provides for an increase in human and material resources to combat illegal immigration.
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The new agreement, which lasts three years, provides for an increase in law enforcement to combat irregular immigration.
The new three-year agreement provides, inter alia, for an increase in law enforcement to combat irregular immigration.
The British government will pay hundreds of millions of euros to try to control the Canal
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