BBCNEWS Breakfast June 4, 2024 07:04:00
Officers patrolling beaches in northern france to try to stop boat setting off in the first place. they will be french police officers paid for by the uk. the reason is at the moment, france are stopping around 42% of crossings which equates to 30,000 people so far this year, but 41,000 people have managed to make the crossing. the authorities say to break the business model of people smugglers, you have to do is start stopping around 70—80% of crossings. that gives an idea of the challenge the authorities face. and why the urgency? at the weekend, we saw almost 1000 people make the crossing...