The UK and France are set to seal a historic deal to tackle the small boats crisis - but it is likely to cost Britain millions of pounds more each year
The countries are expected to sign off on an agreement later today aimed at preventing people making the perilous journey to the UK.
This will help boost beach patrols, as well as new technology to detect boats before they launch, according to The Times, while British officials are expected to be stationed in French control rooms for the first time.It comes after Rishi Sunak voiced "renewed confidence and optimism" on the issue at the Cop27 summit in Egypt, as he vowed to "grip this challenge of illegal migration" by working with European nations.
The Financial Times cited French officials as saying the number of officers on patrol would increase from 200 to 300 by the middle of 2023, up from 90 in 2018, with the cost falling on Britain. Migrants are to be housed in "simple, functional" spaces as opposed to "luxury" rooms, he said, claiming the country's "generosity" towards refugees is being "abused" by people "skipping the queue".
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