English Channel: Illegal Small Boat Crossings

Part of Home Department – in the House of Commons at on 29 July 2024.

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Photo of Yvette Cooper Yvette Cooper The Secretary of State for the Home Department

My hon. Friend is right that we need to strengthen work to prevent the gangs who are pursuing this vile trade in people. That is why we have immediately strengthened the UK presence in Europol and in the operational taskforces that go after the gangs. We are already in touch with leaders in France and Italy and right across Europe, so that we can strengthen co-operation, because the gangs are getting away with it and lives are being put at risk as a result.