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French authorities to begin stopping small boats in English Channel after UK pressure
French officials have consented to begin stopping migrant vessels in the English Channel, after months of pressure from the United Kingdom.
The change in policy comes after the Prime Minister sent a letter to the President urging him to support the plan and stating there currently "have no effective deterrent" in the maritime passage.
French maritime police have been authorized to stop the small boats at sea, but only before they've picked up their migrants, according to official statements.
French authorities have infrequently acted to stop the heavily loaded boats leaving the shoreline because it is viewed as too great a danger to both personnel and civilians.
"It is essential that we implement these methods this period... We have zero effective deterrent in the Channel waters."
Now, a French naval police spokesperson states officers will begin intervening at sea, with the aim of safeguarding human life.
Significantly, the spokesperson excluded the use of nets to intercept boats, which had previously been suggested as a potential method to snarl the propellers of the vessels.
The decision to intervene at all is a major advancement, following a short-lived change towards a more aggressive strategy this warmer season, which ceased when the former Interior Minister left government.
That was highlighted in the summer month, preceding a meeting between the UK leader and President, when authorities were witnessed walking into the sea to slash the hulls of a vessel.
Now French officials will again be allowed to intercept boats prior to they collect asylum-seeking individuals from the coastal areas of northern France, although it's uncertain how the small boats will be prevented.
Powerful gusts are presently delaying the start of interceptions and the people-smuggling networks will be seeking ways to adapt to evade detection, as they have frequently done in the previous instances.
UK immigration authorities and the Prime Minister's office have been contacted for response.
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