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France will start intercepting small boats in English Channel following British demands
French officials have consented to begin intercepting migrant vessels in the English Channel, following months of pressure from the United Kingdom.
This policy shift follows the Prime Minister sent a letter to the President asking him to back the initiative and stating there presently "lack any effective preventive measure" in the Channel.
French maritime police have been authorized to stop the migrant vessels at sea, but exclusively prior to they've picked up their migrants, according to authoritative confirmation.
French police have rarely acted to stop the heavily loaded boats leaving the coastline because it is considered excessively high a danger to both personnel and individuals.
"It is crucial that we implement these tactics this period... We have no effective deterrent in the Channel waters."
Currently, a French maritime police representative states officers will begin taking action at sea, with the aim of safeguarding human life.
Significantly, the spokesperson excluded the use of nets to intercept boats, which had earlier been reported as a potential method to disable the engines of the boats.
The decision to take action at all is a major step forward, following a short-lived change towards a more aggressive approach this summer, which dropped off when the previous Interior Minister departed from office.
That was highlighted in the summer month, in the run-up to a meeting between the Prime Minister and French president, when authorities were witnessed wading into the sea to slash the hulls of a boat.
Currently French authorities will once more be permitted to stop boats before they collect migrant individuals from the beaches of France's north coast, however it's not clear how the small boats will be stopped.
Powerful gusts are currently postponing the start of intervention operations and the people-smuggling gangs will be looking for ways to adapt to avoid interception, as they have frequently done in the past.
The Home Office and Downing Street have been contacted for response.
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