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France will start stopping small boats in English Channel after UK pressure
French officials have consented to begin intercepting migrant vessels in the Channel, after an extended period of insistence from the UK.
This policy shift comes after the Prime Minister sent a letter to the President urging him to back the initiative and stating there presently "have no effective deterrent" in the maritime passage.
French security forces will be allowed to intercept the small boats at sea, but exclusively prior to they've picked up their migrants, according to authoritative confirmation.
French police have rarely acted to prevent the overcrowded boats departing from the coastline because it is viewed as too great a danger to both officers and civilians.
"It is crucial that we implement these methods this month... We have no effective prevention in the Channel."
Currently, a French maritime police spokesperson states officers will begin intervening at sea, with the aim of safeguarding lives.
Notably, the spokesperson excluded the use of nets to stop boats, which had previously been suggested as a potential method to snarl the engines of the vessels.
The decision to intervene at all is a major step forward, following a short-lived shift towards a more aggressive approach this summer, which ceased when the previous Interior Minister left office.
This was demonstrated in the summer month, in the run-up to a summit between the UK leader and President, when authorities were witnessed wading into the sea to damage the sides of a vessel.
Now French officials will once more be permitted to intercept boats prior to they collect asylum-seeking passengers from the beaches of France's north coast, although it's not clear how the small boats will be prevented.
Strong winds are presently postponing the commencement of interceptions and the people-smuggling networks will be seeking methods to adapt to evade interception, as they have frequently done in the past.
The Home Office and Downing Street have been contacted for response.
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