an agreement that will increase the money the uk pays france from around £55 million a year to 63 million. this will fund extra patrols on french beaches, increasing the number of officers involved from 200 to 300. there will also be more use of drones and night vision equipment. and both uk and french observers will work together in each other s control rooms to help coordinate their deployments. what is important is that in order to solve the problem of illegal migration on the channel, we take a multi dimensional approach. there is no single answer, no quick fix, no silver bullet. 0ur cooperation and collaboration with the french on the channel, on the uk coastline, on the french coastline is absolutely integral to ensuring there is a robust barrier preventing people disembarking from the french beaches in the first place.
and for better surveillance such as drones and night vision equipment. for the first time, british immigration officals will be in french control rooms. so far this year, more than 40,000 people have made the crossing, the highest number on record, as richard galpin reports. according to latest figures, 853 people were detected crossing the channel in small boats on sunday. after 972 crossed on saturday. these are record numbers. the government is under pressure to bring them down. today the home secretary, suella braverman, has signed a revised deal with the french counterpart to try to turn this around. there is no quick fix, no silver bullet. 0ur cooperation and collaboration with the french on the channel, on the uk coastline, on the french coastline is absolutely integral to ensuring that there is a robust barrier preventing people disembarking
recently criticised by inspectors for wretched conditions, including overcrowding and disease, the home office wouldn t say whether the numbers at manston today remain within legal limits. this has been going on a very, very long time, and the home secretary has said that the asylum system is broken. she s right about that they broke it. so, yes, this is a step in the right direction, but there is so much more that needs to be done. as things stand, the most effective tool to stop asylum seekers risking their lives to reach the uk is not gendarmes, night vision equipment or embedded borderforce officers, it is the weather. if the seas remain calm enough for the smugglers to operate, thousands more will make the perilous journey. mark easton, bbc news, dover. and our correspondent lucy williamson is in calais. what is the view in calais about the deal?
stopped before they leave france. this morning s arrivals were loaded onto coaches for the 20 mile journey to the processing centre at manston. recently criticised by inspectors for wretched conditions, including overcrowding and disease, the home office wouldn t say whether the numbers at manston today remain within legal limits. this has been going on a very, very long time, and the home secretary has said that the asylum system is broken. she s right about that they broke it. so, yes, this is a step in the right direction, but there s so much more that needs to be done. as things stand, the most effective tool to stop asylum seekers risking their lives to reach the uk is not gendarmes, night vision equipment, or embedded borderforce officers, it is the weather. if the seas remain calm enough for the smugglers to operate, thousands more will make the perilous journey. mark easton, bbc news, dover. let s go live to our correspondent lucy williamson who s in calais for us. is this de
the channel on small boats. the uk will give france more money for increased patrols on french beaches and for better surveillance, such as drones and night vision equipment. for the first time, british immigration officals will be in french control rooms. so far this year, more than 40,000 people have made the crossing, the highest number on record, as richard galpin reports. according to latest figures, 853 people were detected crossing the channel in small boats on sunday after 972 crossed on saturday. these are record numbers. the government is under pressure to bring them down. today the home secretary, suella braverman, has signed a revised deal with the french counterpart to try to turn this around. there s no quick fix, there s no silver bullet. 0ur cooperation and collaboration with the french on the channel,