Use of navy ships to stop boats crossing Channel 'dangerous' and 'won't change anything', says Calais politician
The men and women on the boat told the BBC's Simon Jones they were from Syria
About 20 Syrian migrants in a boat were picked up by Border Force on Monday morning, the BBC's Simon Jones said. Pierre-Henri Dumont, the National Assembly member for Calais, told the BBC:"What is the British navy going to do if it sees a small boat? Is it going to shoot the boat? Is it going to enter French waters?
Mr Dumont said the French authorities needed to monitor about 300 miles of coastline if they were to stop migrants launching small boats from French shores.
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