France is threatening to arrest British activists trying to stop illegal migrants leaving French beaches on small boats bound for England. The Telegraph has more.
Sources close to Laurent Nunez, the French Interior Minister, said he wanted to see the Britons arrested for possible obstruction and aggravated violence.
It follows a series of vigilante-style actions by Britons from the Raise the Colours movement, which encourages the widespread public display of flags bearing the Union Flag and St George’s Cross.
Police were called on December 5th when a Raise the Colours group was involved in trying to stop crossings.
There are ongoing tensions between the UK and France over the French delay in adopting more aggressive tactics at sea to prevent the migrants’ dinghies leaving for England.
According to Government figures, 41,472 migrants arrived in the UK in 2025 after crossing the Channel – making last year the second highest annual small boat total on record. Some 65,000 migrants have reached the UK across the Channel since Labour came to power in July 2024.
Raise the Colours activists have published videos online of what they describe as “civilian border control” or “Operation Stop the Boats”.
The films show them wading into the sea, shouting at migrants and allegedly slashing small boats and their engines before they can be used for Channel crossings.
The group claims that it has been forced to take matters into its own hands because the French and British authorities are failing to take the tough action needed to stop the boats.
However, the activists now face arrest, with senior French politicians said to be furious at the unauthorised and potentially illegal actions.
A source close to Mr Nunez told La Voix du Nord that he “demanded that the members of these groups be able to be identified, arrested in case of action and that measures of obstruction be considered”.
According to the newspaper, the prefecture in the Calais region said it had responded to the Britons’ actions by taking “follow-up and coordination measures at different levels: local, zonal and national”. However, it did not specify the details for security reasons.
However, ministerial sources indicated that the French Government was not satisfied that it was being effective in tackling the threat.
“We can’t see anything coming. There is a lack of action by the authorities, how is it that these people return so easily to the coast?” the source added.
The public prosecutor’s office of Boulogne indicated that prosecutions were being considered.
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