CRS officers funded by UK tried to stop boarding of boat, on day four asylum seekers died trying to cross Channel French riot police funded by UK taxpayers used teargas on asylum seekers in an attempt to stop them from boarding a boat in which three women were later found dead, a charity has clai...
Source: [Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/30/small-boat-deaths-channel-crossing-attempt)