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French authorities will start intercepting migrant vessels in Channel following UK pressure
France has agreed to begin stopping small boats in the Channel, following months of pressure from the United Kingdom.
This policy shift follows the British leader wrote to the French leader asking him to support the initiative and stating there presently "have no effective preventive measure" in the maritime passage.
French maritime police have been authorized to stop the migrant vessels at sea, but exclusively prior to they've picked up their passengers, according to authoritative statements.
French police have infrequently acted to prevent the heavily loaded boats leaving the shoreline because it is viewed as excessively high a risk to both officers and individuals.
"It is crucial that we deploy these tactics this period... We have zero effective prevention in the Channel."
Currently, a French maritime police representative says officers will begin taking action at sea, with the objective of safeguarding human life.
Significantly, the official excluded the use of entanglement devices to stop boats, which had previously been suggested as a potential method to disable the engines of the boats.
The decision to take action at all is a significant advancement, following a short-lived change towards a stricter strategy this warmer season, which dropped off when the former Interior Minister left office.
This was demonstrated in the summer month, preceding a summit between the Prime Minister and French president, when authorities were witnessed walking into the sea to damage the hulls of a vessel.
Currently French officials will once more be allowed to intercept boats before they pick up asylum-seeking individuals from the beaches of France's north coast, however it's not clear how the small boats will be prevented.
Strong winds are presently delaying the commencement of interceptions and the human trafficking networks will be seeking methods to adjust to avoid detection, as they have frequently done in the previous instances.
The Home Office and Downing Street have been contacted for comment.
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