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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jill Lawless

UK's Starmer blames a lack of joint action as he struggles to stop migrants crossing the Channel

Britain Border Security Summit - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that a lack of coordination between U.K. police and intelligence agencies is partly responsible for a surge in the number of migrants reaching the U.K. in small boats across the English Channel.

At an international meeting on boosting border security and tackling people-smuggling, Starmer expressed frustration at the difficulty of stopping thousands of people a year risking the dangerous sea crossing from France.

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