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French authorities will start stopping migrant vessels in Channel following British demands
French officials have consented to begin intercepting migrant vessels in the Channel, after months of pressure from the UK.
This policy shift follows the Prime Minister wrote to the President urging him to back the initiative and stating there presently "have no effective deterrent" in the Channel.
French security forces will be allowed to stop the small boats at sea, but only before they've picked up their passengers, according to authoritative confirmation.
French police have infrequently acted to stop the overcrowded boats departing from the coastline because it is viewed as too great a danger to both officers and individuals.
"It is essential that we implement these tactics this period... We have no effective deterrent in the Channel waters."
Now, a French naval police representative says personnel will start intervening at sea, with the objective of safeguarding lives.
Notably, the official ruled out the use of entanglement devices to stop boats, which had earlier been reported as a potential technique to snarl the engines of the vessels.
The decision to take action at all is a significant advancement, following a brief change towards a more aggressive strategy this summer, which dropped off when the former government official departed from office.
That was highlighted in July, in the run-up to a meeting between the Prime Minister and French president, when French police were witnessed walking into the sea to slash the sides of a boat.
Now French officials will again be permitted to intercept boats before they collect asylum-seeking individuals from the beaches of northern France, although it's uncertain how the vessels will be prevented.
Powerful gusts are currently postponing the commencement of interceptions and the people-smuggling gangs will be looking for ways to adjust to avoid detection, as they have frequently done in the previous instances.
The Home Office and the Prime Minister's office have been approached for response.
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