The Home Office revealed a £100 million investment to enhance efforts against illegal people-smuggling in the English Channel. This funding aims to recruit up to 300 additional National Crime Agency officers and implement new technology. Over 25,000 people have crossed from France to the UK in small boats by late July, a record number. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper indicated this initiative would strengthen the ability to dismantle smuggling gangs. Critics, including the Conservative Party, described the measure as ineffective and merely a superficial response to a complex problem.
The Home Office has announced £100 million in extra funding to crack down on illegal people-smuggling in the English Channel, intending to pay for additional NCA officers and technology.
More than 25,000 people made the journey from France to the UK in small boats before the end of July, marking a record for this point in the year.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper stated that the funding would help the UK better track smuggling gangs and bring them down, amidst increasing migration issues.
The Conservative Party criticized the funding as a desperate measure that would not create real change in addressing the migration issue across the Channel.
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