UK and Turkey Sign Deal to Dismantle People Smuggling Gangs

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick says deal is 'not primarily about money'

Illegal immigrants react onboard UK Border Force vessel HMC Speedwell after being picked up at sea, as they are brought into the Marina in Dover, southeast England, on Dec. 21, 2021. Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images

Britain and Turkey have struck a new deal to “disrupt and dismantle people smuggling gangs,” but the immigration minister has declined to spell out how much the deal will cost UK taxpayers.

Under the deal Britain will help fund the establishment of a new “centre of excellence” for the Turkish National Police.