The home office has announced £ 100M in additional funds as part of the efforts to crack down on illegal people smuggling illegal people in the English channel.
This money will be paid for new technology and equipment along with 300 additional National Crime Agency (NCA) officials.
More than 25,000 people traveled from France to UK in small boats before the end of July, a record for this point in the year.
Home Secretary Yvet Cooper said that this step will help improve the UK “Track the track [smuggling] The gangs and bring them down “. The Conservative Party” asked it to grab desperate for the headlines, which will make no real difference “.
Last month, the government agreed “In one, one out” Pilot scheme with France, which aims to prevent migrants from crossing the channel. Under this scheme, some arrival will return to France and in turn will accept a similar number of refugee people under the UK security check.
According to the home office, the new £ 100 meter will promote border security and strengthen the targeting investigation of the trafficking of Kingpins operating in Europe, Middle East, Africa and other places.
Ms. Cooper said that the gangs showed “a ruthless ability to customize their strategy and maximize their profits, no matter how many lives they put at risk”.
The NCA has conducted 91 ongoing investigations in the people-smuggling networks affecting the UK, the Director General of the operation of the agency Rob Jones said.
Chhaya Home Secretary Chris Filp accused Labor of being “no serious plans” to deal with the issue.
“British people are entitled to real action, not empty slogans and edges,” he said.
Writing in daily expressReform UK leader Nigel Faraj said that it was “an attempt to throw the taxpayer’s money on the illegal immigration crisis and hope it will go away”.
“Another £ 100 million or needle will not be transferred here. It will not stop boats or gangs,” he said.
Both labor and previous orthodox governments have fought to reduce the number of people coming to Britain illegally in small boats.
The conservatives had proposed to send arrival in Rwanda, but the scheme was delayed by legal challenges. The general election was called before implementing.
As Prime Minister, one of the first acts of Sir Kir Stmper was to scrap the plan, called it a gimmick.
In another remedy, which came out on Sunday, people Advertisement Illegal Channel Crossing online Under a new crime, the jail can plan for a jail of up to five years.
Helping illegal immigration in the UK is already a crime, but officials believe that police and other agencies will get more power to disrupt criminal gangs from the new crime.
This will criminalize the manufacture of materials for online publication that promotes or provides services that facilitate violations of UK’s immigration law.
This will include people using social media for fake passport or visa, or the promise of illegal work opportunities in the UK, and can also impose a large fine of jail time.
