Minister insists France funding will ‘stop flow’ of migrants
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Minister insists France funding will ‘stop flow’ of migrants
Home Office minister Victoria Atkins insists that the extra £54 million the UK government will pay France for more police patrols will help "stop the flow" of migrants trying to cross the Channel in small boats.
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