French authorities will start stopping migrant vessels in English Channel after British demands

France has agreed to begin stopping small boats in the Channel, after months of pressure from the United Kingdom.

This policy shift follows the Prime Minister sent a letter to the French leader urging him to support the plan and stating there currently "lack any effective preventive measure" in the Channel.

French maritime police will be allowed to intercept the small boats at sea, but exclusively prior to they've picked up their passengers, according to authoritative confirmation.

French police have rarely intervened to stop the heavily loaded boats departing from the coastline because it is considered too great a danger to both personnel and civilians.

"It is crucial that we implement these tactics this period... We have no effective prevention in the Channel."

Now, a French maritime police representative says personnel will begin intervening at sea, with the objective of safeguarding human life.

Notably, the official excluded the use of entanglement devices to stop boats, which had previously been suggested as a possible technique to disable the propellers of the boats.

This determination to take action at all is a major advancement, following a short-lived change towards a more aggressive approach this summer, which ceased when the previous government official departed from government.

This was demonstrated in July, preceding a summit between the Prime Minister and French president, when French police were witnessed wading into the sea to slash the hulls of a vessel.

Currently French authorities will once more be permitted to intercept boats prior to they collect migrant passengers from the coastal areas of northern France, although it's uncertain how the small boats will be stopped.

Powerful gusts are presently delaying the commencement of interceptions and the human trafficking gangs will be looking for ways to adapt to evade interception, as they have frequently done in the previous instances.

UK immigration authorities and Downing Street have been contacted for response.

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