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Home Secretary Sajid Javid, the interior minister, said the Border Force ships would balance protecting human life with protecting Britain's borders. That is, they will not shoot to kill if they don't turn the hell around.
In December, about 230 migrants tried to make the 21-mile-long journey from France to Britain, Javid said, but "just under half have actually been disrupted by the French" and never reached British waters.
The attempts, chiefly by Iranian nationals, to cross one of the world's busiest shipping lanes have been made in dinghies and other small craft.
All to leave their beautiful countries to live elsewhere.
Javid said efforts were being stepped up to tackle people smugglers and to return migrants to France.
Britain and France agreed Sunday to boost bilateral cooperation over the spike.
In the coming weeks, the two countries will increase surveillance patrols, efforts to dismantle trafficking gangs and awareness about the dangers of crossing the Channel.
In a message to would-be migrants, Javid said: "We will do everything we can to make sure it is not a success, in the sense that I don't want people to think that if they leave a safe country like France they can get to Britain and then just get to stay.
"That's why I am working out ways with the French to increase the number of returns."
Arrivals on southeast England's Kent coast spiked over the Christmas period, with British authorities finding 43 people on December 25 and 26.
Javid said efforts were being stepped up to tackle people smugglers and to return migrants to France.
Britain and France agreed Sunday to boost bilateral cooperation over the spike.
In the coming weeks, the two countries will increase surveillance patrols, efforts to dismantle trafficking gangs and awareness about the dangers of crossing the Channel.
In a message to would-be migrants, Javid said: "We will do everything we can to make sure it is not a success, in the sense that I don't want people to think that if they leave a safe country like France they can get to Britain and then just get to stay.
"That's why I am working out ways with the French to increase the number of returns."
Arrivals on southeast England's Kent coast spiked over the Christmas period, with British authorities finding 43 people on December 25 and 26.
And on Sunday, authorities intercepted six Iranians near the Kent coast.
Merry Christmas and a hearty Allahu akbar.
A group of 12 migrants -- nine men, two women and a 10-year-old child -- were detained after landing on a Kent beach in a dinghy on Monday, the Home Office said. They presented themselves as Iranian.
"They all received a medical assessment and have now been transferred to immigration officials for interview," a Home Office spokesman said.
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