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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox

Starmer signs landmark deal with China to tackle small boats crisis

Britain and China have agreed to share intelligence in an attempt to stop Chinese engines and dinghies being used by people smugglers to transport migrants across the English Channel.

One of the deals signed by Sir Keir Starmer and president Xi Jinping is to share data on the small boats issue, which the prime minister hopes will disrupt the supply chains of the criminal gangs transporting thousands of people illegally to the UK.

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