London, The United Kingdom (UK) will pay France £8m more a year under a revised deal to try to stop people crossing the English Channel in small boats.

Under the updated agreement, UK police officers will be embedded with their French counterparts in control rooms and on beaches.

The number of officers patrolling the French coast to try to stop people setting off will rise from 200 to 300.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was “confident we can bring the numbers down”.

But, speaking to reporters whilst travelling to the G20 summit in Bali, he warned there was no “single thing” that could be done to “fix” the situation, BBC news reported.

More than 40,000 people have crossed in small boats so far in 2022, up from 28,526 last year and 8,404 the year before.

Source: Oman News Agency