The deal between the United Kingdom and France to curb illegal Channel crossings is failing, with interception rates actually falling.
| PULSE POINTS |
❓ WHAT HAPPENED: France’s interception rate of migrant boats in the English Channel has fallen, despite a £660 million (~$900m) deal with the United Kingdom to stop the. 📺 DETAIL: According to British Home Office data released on Friday, the interception rate of illegal migrants attempting to cross the English Channel from France is 60.7 percent. The funds provided by the British government were intended to pay for additional officers as well as drones, helicopters, and camera systems. However, despite this funding, the interception rate has marginally increased, with smugglers now adopting larger “mega-dinghies” capable of carrying over 160 migrants at a time. 💬 KEY QUOTE: “The number of migrant boats dodging interception increased by 44 per cent in the three months after Labour agreed to splurge another £662million of taxpayers’ money on a failing scheme, compared with the three months before the deal. Thousands of migrants continue, and will continue, to invade our shores unless the Government stops advertising our country as a foodbank for the world. Using Operation Fortress, Reform UK will ensure no boat reaches Britain and that every illegal migrant is detained and deported.” – Zia Yusuf, Shadow Home Secretary for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party 🎯 IMPACT: This is not the only data that has brought the effectiveness of the British deal with France into question. Earlier this month, it was revealed that 1,117 illegal migrants have been admitted to Britain under a parallel “one in, one out” deportation deal, while only 1,087 illegals have been removed. This means that Britain has accepted more arrivals than it has returned, despite the government selling the deal as a solution to the Channel crisis. |
Join Pulse+ to comment below, and receive exclusive e-mail analyses.
show less
_03.jpg){kind=link}
_July_2015_(20161434660).jpg){kind=link}
