Deal with Britain would see significant increase in the 200 gendarmes and volunteer officers deployed on beaches in northern France
Britain is set to agree a Channel migrant deal with France as early as Monday where the French will put more police on the beaches, pledge to stop more small boats leaving and establish a joint control centre.
The agreement – where the UK will pay France at least £60 million – will see a significant increase in the 200 gendarmes and volunteer officers deployed on beaches in northern France. Home Secretary Suella Braverman has previously suggested she wanted it doubled.
France has also agreed that it will aim for a “much higher” proportion of migrants to be prevented from leaving. This year, it has stopped 29,000 migrants – around 42 per cent of the total – compared with a record near 40,000 having reached the UK.
The French have maintained that if they could stop between 70 per cent and 80 per cent, it would likely make the route uneconomic for people smugglers.