UK agrees £660m deal with France to deploy riot squads against Channel asylum seekers
The UK government has agreed to pay France another £660 million to curb the number of asylum seekers crossing the English Channel, including funding for a latest 50-strong riot squad trained in crowd-control tactics. Under a three-year deal to be signed on Thursday by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, 1,100 enforcement, intelligence and military officers will … Read more