Tuesday 16 August 2022 02:01 AM Navy backs out of migrant patrols and will not take charge of Channel dinghies ... trends now
Tuesday 16 August 2022 02:01 AM Navy backs out of migrant patrols and will not take charge of Channel dinghies ... trends now
Navy backs out of migrant patrols and will not take charge of Channel dinghies crisis, report claims Royal Navy will no longer take charge of the Channel migrant crisis Navy ships will return operational control of rescuing migrants on January 31 One source disapproved and questioned the message it sends to traffickers At least 20,000 Channel migrants have arrived in the UK this year
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The Royal Navy will no longer take charge of the Channel migrant crisis, it was reported last night.
The Ministry of Defence has told ministers that Navy ships will return operational control of rescuing migrants and bringing them ashore to Border Force on January 31.
However, a source said: 'The Navy would need to continue to be involved. We need to show illegal immigration is being taken seriously. What message would an ending of their involvement send to traffickers?'
It comes four months after the first Royal Navy ships were deployed to co-ordinate Border Force and
