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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Amy Gibbons

Historic UK-France migrant deal pledges 40% boost in officers on patrol

The UK has negotiated a 40 per cent boost in the number of officers patrolling beaches in northern France in a historic deal to tackle the migrant crisis.

British staff will also be embedded in French control rooms for the first time under the landmark plans to clamp down on dangerous small boat crossings, as the number of people making the perilous journey to the UK so far this year topped 40,000.

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