LONDON, Sept 9 — British authorities will be able to turn back boats carrying migrants across the English Channel under a new strategy approved by interior minister Priti Patel, according to British media reports today.
“Taking back control” of Britain’s border was a key part of the campaign to take the country out of the European Union in the 2016 Brexit referendum. “Safeguarding human lives at sea takes priority over considerations of nationality, status and migratory policy, out of strict respect for the international maritime law governing search and rescue at sea,” he wrote in the letter, dated September 6.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday told parliament that Britain must use every possible tactic to halt the “vile trade” of traffickers bringing record numbers of migrants across the Channel. Johnson praised Patel for dealing with the problem “in the best possible way, which is to make sure that they don’t leave those French shores”.
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