UK Signs Agreement With EU Border Agency on Stopping Migrant Boats Crossing English Channel

Published on February 23, 2024

The UK has signed an agreement with the European Union’s border agency that aims to stop migrants illegally crossing the English Channel in small boats. Home Secretary James Cleverly welcomed European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson to the Home Office in London on Friday for the signing of the new arrangement between the UK’s Border Force and Frontex, the border management agency for the EU. The deal will see increased cooperation between Border Force and its European counterparts, including collaborations on training, joint operations, and the exchange of intelligence. Mr. Cleverly said: “This government has a plan to break the model of the smuggling gangs, end the abuse of our asylum system, and stop the boats. The plan is working with crossings down by a third—but we must go further....

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