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I saw these challenges when I visited the French forces in Calais very recently. A vehicle from Germany had been caught with people carrying—underneath a blanket with children’s teddy bears on top—the dinghies which were going to be used to cross the channel. Those international boundaries are very important for what happens in Europe. They told us quite clearly what happens. These boats are produced in China, sent to somewhere in the Middle East, imported into one of the European Union countries and then transported. It is like a spider’s web around us. That is why relationships with European police and enforcement forces are so important.