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France to intercept small boats after pressure from UK
France will intercept small boats before passengers board to reduce Channel crossings and protect lives after UK pressure highlighted a lack of deterrents, officials said.
- French security forces will be allowed to intercept small boats before they pick up migrants from French beaches, following pressure from the UK.
- The new policy to allow boat interceptions follows a letter from the UK Prime Minister urging France to take action "this month" due to a lack of effective deterrents in the Channel.
- The French maritime police confirmed the policy change, although it is unclear how interceptions will occur with strong winds currently delaying the start.
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France has agreed to start stopping small boats in the Channel, after months of pressure from the UK. The change in policy comes after Prime Minister Keir Starmer wrote to President Emmanuel Macron urging him to back the plan and saying that currently "we have no effective barriers" in the Channel, according to a report in Le Monde. French security forces will be allowed to stop small boats at sea, but only before they have picked up their passe…
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