France, UK and migrants
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Shadow home secretary Chris Philp described the plan to return an expected 50 migrants a week to France as a "gimmick". Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron signed a deal on Thursday which will see the UK return migrants who arrive in ...
By Elizabeth Pineau and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron will announce tougher migration controls on Thursday, capping a state visit when they agreed to deeper defence and nuclear cooperation in a more volatile world.
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Cyprus Mail on MSNUK and France finalise irregular migration deal despite Cyprus’ objectionsThe United Kingdom and France on Thursday night finalised a deal wherein the UK will begin to return irregular migrants who had crossed the English Channel back to France, despite Cyprus and four other European Union members raising objections to it.
King Charles III highlighted the crucial bonds between the United Kingdom and France in the face of a “multitude of more complex threats,” as he welcomed President Emmanuel Macron for the first state visit by a European leader to his country since Brexit.
French President Emmanuel Macron urges the UK to join France in recognizing a Palestinian state, deeming it essential for regional peace.
In targeting a “reboot” of defence ties with a focus on joint missile development and nuclear co-operation, while also firming up support for Ukraine in its war with Russia, Europe’s two nuclear power
Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron and are discussing a deal for the UK to send some migrants who cross the Channel on small boats back to France.
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inews.co.uk on MSNThe EU is split on UK joining its weapons fund – and France is saying nonSome countries are sceptical about full British involvement in the EU's defence investment fund - with senior officials saying it will undermine the bloc's supply chain