Paris: France and Britain have agreed to use more police and invest in detection technology on the French coast to try to stop the ship carrying illegal migrants from reaching the England coast, they said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
France will double the police numbers on the north coast, between the cities of Boulogne and Dunkirk and around Port Dieppe, and strengthen air patrol, in an effort to target dangerous channel race.
England will help fund the steps, which also includes financing more migrant shelters in France, and invests 62.7 million euros between 2021 and 2022, the countries said they attended a meeting between the French Minister Gerald Darmanin and his British colleagues Patel.
Most of the steps involved the steps on the French side to prevent the ship away and France said that it had intercepted Dinghies to bring a total of more than 7,500 people since last year.
On Monday, at least 430 migrants crossed the channel to England, including women and small children, a record for one day, said the home office.
At least 8,452 people have now crossed the English channel on small ships this year, surpassing the total for all 2020, according to data compiled by the PA news agency on Tuesday night.
England works to make the country less attractive to asylum seekers and will enforce steps such as sanctions on illegal migration and those who activate them, the statement said.
France said it also held more police to patrol the borders with Spain and Italy.
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Patrol in France and England, crack down on illegal migration
