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Burnham and Macron agree to scale up action on small boats in first meeting
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Channel smuggling gangs resort to 'mega-dinghies' as crackdown limits small boat supply
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Burnham and Macron agree to scale up action on small boats in first meeting
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Burnham and Macron agree to scale up action on small boats in first meeting
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Burnham and Macron agree to scale up action on small boats in first meeting
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