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UK & France Immigration Deal: will it work?

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Episode notes

Why the UK-France Immigration deal is ‘an incremental improvement’. Will drones and night-vision cameras make a difference? Could smugglers move operations into Belgium? Our Home Affairs Editor Martin Bentham discusses the details of the new deal, and how significant the new measures are. Plus, former Head of UK Border Force Tony Smith explains why he's hopeful the deal will deliver results. In this episode:

How the deal compares with previous immigration agreements
Are the measures more or less extreme than was expected?
How effective will these measures be?
The risk that smugglers will move operations elsewhere
How new drone tech could make a difference

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