The far-right National Rally Party's Jordan Bardella is set to host a joint press conference with Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage on Friday afternoon, as the party's annual conference kicks off in Birmingham.
Speaking to Euronews, a National Rally spokesperson said the pair are set to discuss illegal migration, as well as joint cooperation between the UK and France targeting small boat crossings, a day after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed how to "scale up" efforts to tackle illegal crossings and strengthen the UK's relationship with Europe.