That will mean for every small-boat migrant who is sent back to the continent, an asylum seeker with a genuine link to the UK would be brought over. While this would initially mean no change in the number of people arriving in the UK,

LONDON (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged Britain to stick close to its neighbors despite its exit from the European Union, saying France and the U.K. will “save Europe” by standing for democracy, law and international order in a dangerous world.

King Charles III will highlight the crucial bonds between the United Kingdom and France in the face of a “multitude of complex threats” as he welcomes President Emmanuel Macron for the first state visit by a European leader since Brexit.

The text signed by French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Keir Starmer states that "no extreme threat against Europe would go unanswered by the two nations."

The latest Franco-British move is the closest the continent has come to such a strategic capability, at least on paper.

In response, Macron recalled the historical ties between the two countries and spoke about the Bayeux Tapestry returning to the UK, more than 900 years after its creation, with plans for it to be shown in the British Museum next year.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday Britain and France must work together to counter the world's many destabilising threats and protect Europe from "excessive dependencies" on the United States and China.

A new and unique supercomputing collaboration between the UK and France was announced at the UK-France Summit today (10 July).

UK and France order more Storm Shadow missiles and step up military co-operation - Storm Shadow, or as the French call it SCALP, is a long-range missile which has been supplied to Ukraine.