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Posted on July 10, 2025
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The UK Coastguard coordinated responses to several migrant boat crossings in the English Channel, as UK and France plan tougher migration controls.
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's coastguard said on Thursday it had coordinated a response to multiple incidents involving small boat crossings in the English Channel earlier that morning.
"HM Coastguard has been coordinating a response to multiple incidents involving small boats in the Channel this morning," it said in a statement, adding that Border Force vessels had been sent as part of the response.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hosting his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron for a state visit, with the two leaders expected to announce tougher migration controls later on Thursday.
(Reporting by Muvija M, writing by Sam Tabahriti; editing by William James)
The UK coastguard coordinated a response to multiple incidents involving small boat crossings in the English Channel.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hosting French counterpart Emmanuel Macron for a state visit.
The two leaders are expected to announce tougher migration controls later on Thursday.
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