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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Megan Howe and Rachael Burford

Plan to intercept small boats threatened by potential collapse of French government

Plans for French police to intercept small boats in the English Channel will not be put in jeopardy despite the potential collapse of France’s government, a cabinet minister has insisted.

In June, UK and French authorities announced a new “maritime doctrine”, which would allow specialist squads to intercept migrant dinghies up to 300 metres from the French coastline.

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