POLL: Should the UK cease sending cash to France for policing bills?

Between 2014 and 2021, the UK handed France over £170million to curb illegal migration throughout the Channel. Over the previous monetary yr, this dedication was beefed as much as £67million because the disaster worsened.

Despite this, over 100,000 folks have now made the journey in small boast since 2018. Crackdowns seem like having little influence, as nearly 1 / 4 of this determine did so this yr alone.

A two-week Express investigation has now uncovered why this can be the case. Members of the UK-taxpayer-funded taskforce have been discovered to be willfully letting the unsafe boats set sail for British shores.

After working a six-hour shift, officers from the Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité (CRS) in Calais have been seen partying in cocktail bars till the early hours of the morning, earlier than retiring to their 4-star B&B lodging on the outskirts of city.

The revelations have introduced a firestorm of criticism upon the French authorities and President Emmanuel Macron, as many now query whether or not the preparations must be scrapped.

The Express spoke to one man from the force who admitted, regardless of being paid by the UK to police the seashores: “We don’t stop the migrants, it’s not our job to stop them. A couple of days ago I let a family go that wanted to leave. They touched my heart.

“Before we are cops we are humans. When I see those migrant families I just want to let them be – I should not say that – but we cannot welcome all the misery in the world in France.”

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made stopping the boats considered one of his 5 prime priorities initially of the yr, however the figures present little progress being made. The PM’s spokesman mentioned: “We are in touch with our French counterparts about taking further action.”

Senior Tory MP David Jones mentioned the findings confirmed longstanding suspicions that “the French commitment to stopping the vile people-smuggling trade is little more than a facade.”

But what do you assume? Should the UK cease sending cash to France in the event that they aren’t policing migrant crossings? Should France be doing extra in its personal proper? Vote in our polls and share your ideas within the remark part under.