UK signs last-minute France migrant deal as negotiations continue

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2026-03-31

London (PA Media/dpa) - British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has signed a two-month extension to the current beach patrol deal with France hours before the illegal migration agreement was due to expire. The existing near £500-million ($660-million) arrangement was due to end at midnight on Wednesday morning and the extension has been signed while the UK and France continue to thrash out a deal. Operational contracts will be funded by £16.2 mill......

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