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Yvette Cooper to chair summit on tackling Channel smuggling gangs

Ministers, intelligence officers, Border Force and CPS staff to attend meeting at NCA headquarters

Yvette Cooper will chair a summit aimed at apprehending criminal gangs involved in smuggling people across the Channel in small boats, as the Home Office disclosed that MI5 officers had been given a key role in operations.

Intelligence officers, Border Force staff and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) representatives will be present at the meeting on Friday at the National Crime Agency’s headquarters.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Ministers, intelligence officers, Border Force and CPS staff to attend meeting at NCA headquartersYvette Cooper will chair a summit aimed at apprehending criminal gangs involved in smuggling people across the Channel in small boats, as the Home Office disclosed that MI5 officers had been given a key role in operations.Intelligence officers, Border Force staff and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) representatives will be present at the meeting on Friday at the National Crime Agency’s headquarters. Continue reading…