UK and France strike new £662m small boats deal
The deal adds conditional payments, more officers and new surveillance as both governments seek to disrupt smuggling networks and reduce arrivals.
- On Wednesday, the United Kingdom and France finalized a three-year, £662 million border security agreement to curb illegal Channel crossings, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood set to sign the deal.
- This arrangement replaces a 2023 funding deal that expired earlier this year, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces political pressure to reduce immigration following record-high crossing figures in 2025.
- Under the new pact, the United Kingdom will fund nearly 1,100 personnel, including riot-trained units and maritime officers, with approximately £160 million contingent on measurable French results.
- The Refugee Council stated ministers were "treating the symptom, not the cause," while Conservative MPs accused the government of handing over taxpayer funds without sufficient conditions.
- France will deploy advanced surveillance systems including drones and helicopters, with the agreement aiming to increase law enforcement presence to 1,400 officers by 2029.
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Britain, France Sign Deal To Curb Channel Migrant Crossings Amid Record EU Influx (Worthy News In-Depth)
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Europe Bureau Chief PARIS/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) – Britain and France signed a new three-year agreement Thursday aimed at curbing migrants attempting the often deadly Channel crossing, as Europe faces a record influx of people fleeing war, persecution, and poverty. Under the deal, France pledged to boost coastal law enforcement by more than half, reaching 1,400 officers by 2029. Britain will provide up to 766 millio…
A new agreement concluded for three years commits London to pay £662 million in Paris to strengthen control of the French coast of the English Channel. But in a context of budgetary tensions in the United Kingdom, some of the payments have been conditioned to resultsFrance and the United Kingdom will have dragged several months before finding a new agreement on their management of irregular crossings of the English Channel. But the agreement on …
UK to Pay France $892 Million in Deal to Reduce Illegal Immigrant Crossings
The UK has agreed to pay France up to 660 million pounds ($892 million) under a new three-year border security deal aimed at curbing illegal immigrant crossings across the English Channel. Part of the agreed funding is contingent on whether tougher enforcement measures produce results. The agreement, announced on April 22, deepens Anglo-French cooperation against small boat crossings. It also comes amid ongoing political pressure over migration,…
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