Friday, March 29, 2024
name of Prensa Latina
Bandera inglesa
English Edition
Search
Close this search box.
name of Prensa Latina

NEWS

NEWS

UK asks France to take back all migrants who cross Channel

uk-asks-france-to-take-back-all-migrants-who-cross-channel
London, Nov 25 (Prensa Latina) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday asked France to take back all migrants who crossed the channel, after at least 27 migrants trying to reach England drowned off the northern French coast.

¨I propose that we put in place a bilateral readmission agreement to allow all illegal migrants who cross the Channel to be returned,¨ Johnson said.

According to Boris Johnson, the new measure would help to significantly reduce or halt the flow of migrants, and would also save many lives, because it would break human trafficking gangs´ business.

The UK prime minister also proposed to deploy as soon as next week a joint police force to prevent boats from leaving northern France´s beaches, and to use cutting-edge technology such as sensors and radars.

Johnson and Macron spoke by phone on Wednesday and agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation to try to halt the flow of migrants.

According to official figures, over 25,600 people have crossed the English Channel boarding rubber boats and other flimsy boats.

mh/pll/oda/nm

LATEST NEWS
RELATED