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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Andy BUCHANAN

World Needs To 'Wake Up' To People Smuggling Threat: UK's Starmer

Keir Starmer said the world needs to 'wake up' to the scourge of people smuggling (Credit: AFP)

People smuggling should be put on a par with global terrorism, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday, as he pushed for closer international cooperation to tackle the issue.

The Labour party leader, a former chief state prosecutor in England and Wales, has vowed to "smash the gangs" behind the trade, amid concern at the rising number of undocumented migrants crossing the Channel from France.

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