00:00The UK has struck a deal to pay France up to US$892 million under a three-year border security
00:07agreement.
00:08It is aimed at curbing illegal migrant crossings off the English Channel, with part of the funding dependent on results.
00:19Under the agreement, a large sum of the funds will be used to boost enforcement on beaches in northern France.
00:26This involves the deployment of almost 1,100 law enforcement, intelligence and military personnel.
00:33The new measures also include a 50-person riot police unit, expanded intelligence and judicial police teams, as well as
00:41additional maritime patrols to intercept boats at sea.
00:45Official data shows around 41,000 people had crossed the Channel from France to England via small boats in 2025,
00:53close to the record set in 2022.
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