The surge in illegal migrants continues as at least a further 500 have crossed the English Channel from the French coast, GB News reports.
Despite the British government giving Paris some £800 million to stop the illegal migrants the French Police have finally admitted that the force is “too dysfunctional to stop small boats.
Marc Alegre, who represents officers in Calais and Dunkirk said the French police force is disjointed and British taxpayers money is being spent on the wrong equipment to stop the small boats.
On Saturday 1,097 illegal migrants made the Channel crossing in 17 boats which was also the new Home Secretary’s first day in the job.
The Unité police union boss said, “Police are pelted with stones practically every night. We’re short of cars because they’re vandalised by migrants, who the smugglers and traffickers order to throw stones at us to slow us down.
“I have colleagues who are regularly injured, who go to hospital because they’re doing this job. We use grenades and tear gas to stop the migrants, but they throw stones, smoke bombs and burning life jackets at us.
“All our vehicles are damaged. We’re practically out of ammunition. It’s not easy every day, every single day.
“Last year, two night-shift officers were surrounded by migrants and almost got burned to death. The migrants had set fire to the place with bottles of petrol.
“They were dog handlers. Two against 60. They risked their lives to prevent a boat from reaching England. Is it worth dying burned alive to let a boat pass? Would you?”
He added, “It’s currently too compartmentalised, meaning that if, for example, gendarmes between Calais and Dunkirk are attacked by migrants and find themselves surrounded, which has already happened, the gendarmes will call the police or vice versa.
“It would be quicker if there was direct communication.”
Health Secretary Wes Streeting told GB News, “I’m afraid we do have to take a tougher line on this.
We have seen a whole range of approaches taken by our predecessors that simply haven’t worked, haven’t been effective enough, and it’s led to people losing confidence in the immigration system.
“When I say losing confidence, of course, we’ve had the high-profile issue of the boats.
“But also people need to have confidence that the legal system, the visa system, is also working, as well.
Shabana Mahmood is hard as nails and whether it is tackling disorder and lawlessness on our streets or tackling the insecurity of our borders, you can expect a tough and effective approach from this Home Secretary.
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