French police have reportedly launched small boats with a knife as part of an attempt to prevent a dangerous journey through the canal.
Downing Street welcomed the new tactics as “an important moment” and said that the change of approach was caused by Kier Storm’s efforts to “reset” of relations with Europe.
Uthes Cooper welcomed the move, but called on French officials to go even more and “wider action” to stop the crossings.
“This is a different strategy, and it is welcomed to take action in shallow waters, but we want to take a wider action,
“But this is what it takes to do it, but it is currently crossing the French system,” he said.
“I want to see this as immediately as possible, and I think the French Interior Minister does.”
“We welcome French law enforcement measures to act in shallow waters, and what you have seen in recent weeks is their approach,” said the prime minister’s official spokesman.
“We see that new tactics are used to disrupt these boats before starting their journey, and along with any other lever that the government is pulling, we think it can have a major impact on shutting down the tactics that these bands use.”
But they refuse to guarantee that the number of people crossing the canal in small boats will fall next year.
Only a few days after the new figures showed that the number of people has passed the canal in small boats in the first six months of this year, despite Kir’s commitment to “crushing” smuggling gangs.
The Minister of Internal Affairs calls for the prosecution of all those who enter the UK with a small boat if a child died.
He was “completely terrible” when children were “crushed” in these crowded boats, but the boat continues to England. ”
Ms. Cooper further emphasized: “Anyone who comes to the boat that has been destroyed by a child’s life has to face the prosecutor in England and in France.”
However, the government is currently introducing a new crime of “endangering life in the sea” in the border security, asylum and immigration bill that is currently doing its way through parliament.
Ms. Cooper had earlier said that this would allow the authorities to act against people involved in behavior and expose others to serious injury or death, such as physical aggression, intimidation or rejecting salvation efforts. “
But on Friday, it seems that he can lead to prosecution by offering even a crowded boat.
“If you saw the boat there where all the people climb in that boat they would put the lives of everyone in danger,” he said.
About 15 children died in the past year trying to cross the channel, prompting the project’s charity game to warn that conditions for young people were “more dangerous”.
Coordinator of the law, Keith O’Neill, based in northern France, blamed policies aimed at preventing risks.
“In the end, the children we meet every day are not safe,” he told PA.
“They are exposed to the level of violence, whether they are directly victimized or witnessed.
“We ultimately fire at all times … The basic issue of these border securities policies is … which create more and more barriers to children’s safety and protect children.”
“The Smash-the-Gangs narrative is not effective and is harmful because ultimately the only way to get rids out of work is to reduce their need,” he said.
Meanwhile, Ms. O’Neill said the French police were interfering to cross the shallow waters despite changing the laws to allow it not yet.
“This is not a new tactic … This is what happens in Calais and the surrounding areas for a long time,” he said.
“My feeling is that this is based on the number of descriptions we recently received from children and their families.
“This is really dangerous because children are often in the middle of the boats.”
Ms. Cooper also refused to confirm reports Britain examined a “one -on -one policy” that saw those who crossed the channel returned to Europe in exchange for asylum seekers.
In response to this question, he only tells Sky News that the ministers were “looking for a wide range of different topics” and “different ways of doing efficiency”.
