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French coastal services rescue more than 100 migrants crossing the Channel.

Rescue teams on Franceโ€™s north coast saved at least 119 people attempting to cross the Channel from France to the United Kingdom over the weekend, with one person rushed to hospital.

Last Thursday, the two countries signed a three-year deal to stop undocumented migrants from making the risky crossing.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260426-french-coastal-services-rescue-more-than-100-migrants-crossing-the-channel?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

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French coastal services rescue more than 100 migrants crossing the Channel.

Rescue teams on Franceโ€™s north coast saved at least 119 people attempting to cross the Channel from France to the United Kingdom over the weekend, with one person rushed to โ€ฆ

Le Monde
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So, whilst ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ต police forces make budget ๐˜ค๐˜ถ๐˜ต๐˜ด, the ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ police are set to employ a load of new officers, paid for by ๐—จ๐—ž ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด!? #Madness ๐Ÿ˜ 

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ยฃ662 million.

Isn't it weird how there is never enough money to fix the NHS, fix potholes, fix social care, or properly regulate the energy industry, but there is always enough money for performative cruelty to foreigners?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz0ev7enk2lo

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UK and France strike new ยฃ662m small boats deal

The three-year agreement will see at least 50 riot-trained police officers drafted in to tackle violence and โ€œhostile crowdsโ€.

BBC News

The UK and France agree a 3โ€‘year deal to curb undocumented migrant crossings in the English Channel.

Under the agreement, France will step up patrols along its coast, increasing the number of officers by more than 50% to 1400 by 2029, while the UK will provide up to โ‚ฌ766 million (ยฃ664m) in funding.

Funding will be halted after one year if targets are not met.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260423-the-uk-and-france-agree-a-3year-deal-to-curb-undocumented-migrant-crossings-in-the-english-channel?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

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The UK and France agree a 3โ€‘year deal to curb undocumented migrant crossings in the English Channel.

Under the agreement, France will step up patrols along its coast, increasing the number of officers by more than 50% to 1400 by 2029, while the UK will provide up โ€ฆ

DW

"๐˜ ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ! ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ'๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜”๐˜–๐˜™๐˜Œ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ!" ๐Ÿคฌ
Apparently, there'll now be riot-trained police on French beaches!

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Q: Do ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ think #KeirStarmer has got a grip of ๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ to the UK? ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

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