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00:00As rescue workers responded to yet another deadly migrant crossing in the
00:04English Channel, France's Interior Minister reiterated calls for a
00:08migration treaty between Great Britain and the European Union.
00:13It is undoubtedly people from the Horn of Africa who have been affected by this
00:17tragedy who are going to Great Britain to join a family to work there sometimes
00:22in conditions that are not acceptable in France and it is important to re-
00:26establish a classic migratory relationship with our friend and
00:29neighbour Great Britain otherwise they will obviously not stop.
00:34UK officials were also quick to respond however they took a slightly different tact
00:38with the country's Interior Minister immediately criticising the smugglers
00:42and gangs behind what she said was a deeply tragic event. The incident
00:47reportedly took place when the less than seven metre long boat crammed with
00:51dozens of migrants run into trouble off the Cap Grinet. At least 12 people died
00:56adding to figures of at least 30 people who have died or gone missing this year
01:01while attempting the perilous crossing and more than 21,000 people who have
01:06completed the journey. To combat the issue former British Prime Minister
01:10Rishi Sunak forged a deal last year with President Emmanuel Macron to increase
01:15funding to France to a total of 541 million euros with the goal of increasing
01:20French law enforcement on the coast. But representatives of Osmo 62, a migrant
01:26aid association, said on Tuesday that the police presence is exacerbating the
01:31situation. We're devastated, we're powerless, we're shouting it loud and
01:37clear. The police are more and more present putting more and more pressure
01:43on them and people are taking more and more risk.
01:47Paris has been asking London for a migration treaty for more than two years
01:51according to the Interior Minister who said it will undoubtedly be a priority
01:55for the next French government when it is eventually instated.