Britain and France to sign multimillion-euro deal to curb English Channel crossings
Britain and France have agreed to a new multimillion-euro deal to reduce migrant crossings in the English Channel.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez are set to sign the three-year agreement.
Under the deal, the U.K. will provide 500 million pounds to strengthen measures in northern France.
An additional 160 million pounds will depend on the success of new tactics.
The agreement includes boosting police numbers and creating a new unit to combat irregular migration.
It also expands surveillance with drones and helicopters.
The French interior ministry said arrivals in the U. K. have fallen by more than half compared with the same period in 2025.
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