UK and France extend talks over new small boats deal 😔

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The UK will pay France £16.2m to patrol beaches for two months while negotiating a new deal to intercept small boats crossing the English Channel. A previous three-year agreement saw the UK pay £476m for extra patrols to combat migrant smuggling. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is advocating for a better deal, while opposition figures criticize the payments and call for more effective measures. The UK government claims the current deal has prevented 42,000 illegal crossings, but the number of crossings continues to rise. The situation remains contentious, with calls for the UK to withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights.