France wants new migrant treaty with UK

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The French government wants a new migration treaty with the UK, to help end the migrant crisis that has seen thousands of people to take to flimsy boats in the English channel in a bid to enter Europe.   Ross Cullen, CGTN  #France #Migrants #UK

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00:00Well, the French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin wants to see a new treaty signed

00:05between the United Kingdom and France to deal with the issue of irregular migration in and

00:10around the coasts of the north of the country. And this comes after the deadliest sinking

00:15so far this year. Boats carrying asylum seekers went down in the waters off northern France

00:21on the 3rd of September and 12 people lost their lives. There is already a deal in place.

00:26It was signed in 2023 between the former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and the

00:31French President Emmanuel Macron. More than $500 million being paid by London to Paris

00:37to support the deployment of extra police officers patrolling the beaches of northern

00:42France to try to intercept migrants and detain people smugglers. But there are calls now

00:47from the French government for a new treaty.

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