View from Calais: why so many are risking small boats for the UK

In Calais we speak to some of the thousands of migrants hoping to cross from northern France, on small boats, into the UK - risking their lives in the process. [Subscribe: https://bit.ly/C4_News_Subscribe] More than 20,000 people have crossed the Channel in small boats so far this year - and the Government has promised to tackle the smuggling gangs behind the dangerous journeys. France and the UK are jointly funding police operations along the French coast - and both countries are considering a "one in, one out" deal, allowing French officers to venture further from the shoreline to stop boats from leaving. That may be revealed when President Macron visits London next week. ------- Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ Follow us: TikTok -   / c4news   Instagram -   / channel4news   Twitter -   / channel4news   Facebook -   / channel4news