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Originally Posted by BenMcr

We do indeed need to do something but it's a complex situation, and leaving human beings floating around in the Channel between us and France is not a solution.

I also do not think it's an issue we can fix by ourselves.

Ben's right. It's a complicated diplomatic matter and while that's going on we are a civilised nation that needs to rescue distressed people in/on the water.