(BBC) The UK and France are to step up joint patrols and increase surveillance to tackle a rise in the number of migrants trying to reach Britain in small boats.
Home Secretary Sajid Javid, who has cut short a family holiday, agreed a joint action plan with the French interior minister during a phone call.
Six more Iranian men were found on a beach near Dover on Sunday morning.
The National Crime Agency said French authorities prevented a further attempt to cross the Channel on Saturday night.
Mr Javid has come under growing pressure to act, with Labour accusing the Home Office of a “flawed” strategy and one Conservative MP urging Mr Javid to “get a grip.”
