for increased cooperation between britain and france. it is absolutely essential the authorities are able to cooperate to prevent people making these dangerous journeys. the fact that this is continuing is an indication of, up to now, the failure of cooperation. there have been frequent attempts over recent years for the french and british authorities to reach agreement on a more effective means of policing the channel and stopping people embarking on these deadly and dangerousjourneys, but we are not seeing the results of that. the british government has described the deaths as devastating . it says the incident is another reminder of the dangers of crossing the channel in small boats and the need to break the business model of the people smugglers who are organising the journeys. more than 16,000 people have made the crossing so far this year, despite the government promising to stop the boats. charities say this latest tragedy needs to focus minds on both sides of the channel to tr
who were helped to safety. this terrible event shows that thanks to cooperation between france and britain we managed to save lives. that s what we have to focus on. last december, at least four people died when their boat capsized. there are now renewed calls for increased cooperation between britain and france. it is absolutely essential the authorities are able to cooperate to prevent people making these dangerous journeys. the fact that this is continuing is an indication of, up to now, the failure of cooperation. there have been frequent attempts over recent years for the french and british authorities to reach agreement on a more effective means of policing the channel and stopping people embarking on these deadly and dangerousjourneys, but we are not seeing the results of that. the british government has described the deaths as devastating . it says the incident is another reminder of the dangers of crossing the channel in small boats and the need to break the business model of
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function properly. for example, afghans who, as we know, many have been put at risk by the taliban take over, they, the ukjust resettled 22 afghans last year. afghans make up one of the largest proportions of refugees coming across by boat to the uk at the moment. because they have no safe way to come to the uk to seek protection and reunite with family, which many of them have here in britain. we ask the prime minister if you really believe that people shouldn t be taking these dangerous journeys, people shouldn t be taking these dangerousjourneys, what people shouldn t be taking these dangerous journeys, what are you offering them instead? either moment it is nothing. the prime minister said today they tried everything else. they have not. they have not opened the safe, alternative routes to allow refugees to come to the uk in a way that is safe and orderly and allows them to claim asylum here