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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rajeev Syal

Yvette Cooper to chair summit on tackling Channel smuggling gangs

People crowded on to a dinghy, with a French official vessel nearby
People attempting to cross the Channel from Wimereux, France, on Wednesday. Photograph: Benoît Tessier/Reuters

Yvette Cooper will chair a summit aimed at apprehending criminal gangs involved in smuggling people across the Channel in small boats, as the Home Office disclosed that MI5 officers had been given a key role in operations.

Intelligence officers, Border Force staff and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) representatives will be present at the meeting on Friday at the National Crime Agency’s headquarters.

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