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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Richard Wheeler

Dover MP: UK-France deal falls short on action needed to curb Channel crossings

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A Conservative MP has warned the UK’s new deal to help curb Channel crossings “falls short” after Home Secretary Suella Braverman acknowledged it “will not fix the problem”.

Natalie Elphicke said a small boat landed on a beach in a coastal village in her Dover constituency “as the ink was drying on this new deal”, as she pressed for more action rather than observation.

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