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Channel migrants: UK and France agree need for action after boat deaths | Channel migrants: UK and France agree need for action after boat deaths |
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BBC Newsnight: Lewis Goodall reports from Dunkirk's new migrant camp. | BBC Newsnight: Lewis Goodall reports from Dunkirk's new migrant camp. |
The UK and France will keep "all options on the table" to stop migrants crossing the English Channel after 27 people drowned on Wednesday. | |
The UK prime minister and French president said trafficking gangs were risking lives following the worst-recorded migrant tragedy in the Channel. | |
Four people have been arrested in connection with the fatal crossing. | Four people have been arrested in connection with the fatal crossing. |
Five women and a girl were among the dead, France's interior minister said. | |
Gerald Darmanin also said two people had been rescued and one was missing. | |
It was earlier reported 31 people had died, but the total was revised down overnight into Thursday. | It was earlier reported 31 people had died, but the total was revised down overnight into Thursday. |
Boris Johnson said he was "appalled" by the tragedy, adding the UK would leave "no stone unturned" to stop human trafficking gangs. | |
LIVE UPDATES: Dozens drown after migrant boat sinks | LIVE UPDATES: Dozens drown after migrant boat sinks |
Channel migrant deaths: What do we know so far? | Channel migrant deaths: What do we know so far? |
What happens to migrants who reach the UK? | What happens to migrants who reach the UK? |
The alarm was raised on Wednesday after a fishing boat crew spotted several people at sea off the coast of France. | The alarm was raised on Wednesday after a fishing boat crew spotted several people at sea off the coast of France. |
The International Organization for Migration said it was the biggest single loss of life in the Channel since it began collecting data in 2014. | The International Organization for Migration said it was the biggest single loss of life in the Channel since it began collecting data in 2014. |
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Speaking from Downing Street, PM Boris Johnson 'shocked and saddened' at migrant deaths | Speaking from Downing Street, PM Boris Johnson 'shocked and saddened' at migrant deaths |
The prime minister said on Wednesday that while the UK and France had agreed more needed to be done, there had been "difficulties" persuading the French "to do things in a way that we think the situation deserves". | |
Speaking after an emergency government Cobra meeting on Wednesday, Mr Johnson said it was clear French attempts to stop the migrant boats leaving "haven't been enough". | |
He said he hoped the French would find a renewed offer of joint patrols along the French Channel coast "acceptable". | |
Meanwhile, French officials said Mr Macron had told Mr Johnson "he was expecting the British to cooperate fully, and that they abstain from instrumentalizing a tragic situation for political purposes". | |
The UK has pledged to pay France €62.7m (£54m) during 2021-22 to help increase police patrols along its coastline, boost aerial surveillance and increase security infrastructure at ports. | The UK has pledged to pay France €62.7m (£54m) during 2021-22 to help increase police patrols along its coastline, boost aerial surveillance and increase security infrastructure at ports. |
Analysis | Analysis |
By Nicholas Watt, political editor, BBC Newsnight | By Nicholas Watt, political editor, BBC Newsnight |
Speaking to one senior UK government official, it is clear the Channel crossings have been a huge issue in Downing Street. | Speaking to one senior UK government official, it is clear the Channel crossings have been a huge issue in Downing Street. |
They say that, over the last 18 months, they have attended more meetings on this in No 10 than any other issue with the exception of Covid. | They say that, over the last 18 months, they have attended more meetings on this in No 10 than any other issue with the exception of Covid. |
I understand that the strong thinking in No 10 is for joint UK and French patrols along the French northern coast. | I understand that the strong thinking in No 10 is for joint UK and French patrols along the French northern coast. |
That would mean British security forces and French security forces - and the reason for that is that it is so very difficult to police the entire coastline. | That would mean British security forces and French security forces - and the reason for that is that it is so very difficult to police the entire coastline. |
The reason why that is so significant is that there is a feeling that if you can intercept as many as 75%, or even 90% of the boats crossing, it would have a huge impact. | The reason why that is so significant is that there is a feeling that if you can intercept as many as 75%, or even 90% of the boats crossing, it would have a huge impact. |
It could destroy the economic model of the smugglers and then break up their network. | It could destroy the economic model of the smugglers and then break up their network. |
Mr Macron said France would not let the Channel become a "cemetery". Since the start of 2021, he said, 1,552 smugglers had been arrested in northern France and 44 smuggler networks dismantled. | Mr Macron said France would not let the Channel become a "cemetery". Since the start of 2021, he said, 1,552 smugglers had been arrested in northern France and 44 smuggler networks dismantled. |
Despite this, 47,000 attempted Channel crossings to the UK took place this year and 7,800 migrants rescued, Mr Macron added. | Despite this, 47,000 attempted Channel crossings to the UK took place this year and 7,800 migrants rescued, Mr Macron added. |
French government ministers and officials will meet later on Thursday to discuss their response to the tragedy. | French government ministers and officials will meet later on Thursday to discuss their response to the tragedy. |
A number of people are believed to have reached the UK in small boats on Wednesday, with people seen being brought ashore in Dover by immigration officials. | A number of people are believed to have reached the UK in small boats on Wednesday, with people seen being brought ashore in Dover by immigration officials. |
It comes amid record numbers of migrants making the crossing from France to the UK. | It comes amid record numbers of migrants making the crossing from France to the UK. |
The Dover Strait is the busiest shipping lane in the world and has claimed many lives of people trying to cross in inflatable dinghies. | The Dover Strait is the busiest shipping lane in the world and has claimed many lives of people trying to cross in inflatable dinghies. |
It is thought at least 10 other people had died in the past few weeks while attempting to make it. | It is thought at least 10 other people had died in the past few weeks while attempting to make it. |
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