Britain has agreed to give France more money to improve security in Calais as evidence shows a rise in the number of people being smuggled across the Channel, French officials say.
The Home Office refused to be drawn on how much money it would give the French, but it is believed to be tens of millions of pounds.
Amber Rudd, the home secretary, met Gérard Collomb, the French interior minister, in London last week. French officials said that Ms Rudd was prepared to meet their demands for more money. They said that British taxpayers had given France £124 million since 2015.
In addition ministers are looking to renew a security contract to support operations at Eurotunnel terminals at Coquelles and at Calais and Dunkirk, which