French authorities to begin intercepting migrant vessels in Channel after British demands

France has agreed to begin intercepting migrant vessels in the English Channel, following months of pressure from the United Kingdom.

The change in policy follows the British leader wrote to the French leader asking him to back the plan and saying there currently "have no effective deterrent" in the maritime passage.

French security forces will be allowed to intercept the small boats at sea, but only before they've collected their passengers, according to authoritative confirmation.

French authorities have infrequently intervened to prevent the heavily loaded boats departing from the coastline because it is viewed as excessively high a danger to both officers and individuals.

"It is crucial that we implement these tactics this month... We have no effective prevention in the Channel."

Currently, a French naval police representative states personnel will begin taking action at sea, with the objective of safeguarding human life.

Significantly, the spokesperson ruled out the use of nets to stop boats, which had earlier been reported as a possible method to snarl the propellers of the boats.

This determination to intervene at all is a significant step forward, following a brief shift towards a more aggressive strategy this summer, which ceased when the former government official left government.

This was demonstrated in July, in the run-up to a meeting between the Prime Minister and President, when authorities were witnessed walking into the sea to damage the hulls of a boat.

Currently French authorities will again be permitted to intercept boats before they collect asylum-seeking passengers from the beaches of France's north coast, although it's uncertain how the vessels will be prevented.

Powerful gusts are presently delaying the start of intervention operations and the human trafficking gangs will be looking for methods to adjust to evade detection, as they have frequently done in the past.

UK immigration authorities and Downing Street have been contacted for response.