British PM Sunak discussed Channel migration with France's Macron, Downing Street says

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak walks outside Number 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, October 26, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay

Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the issue of clandestine migration across the English Channel in their first telephone conversation since Sunak took office, the British government said.

However, while both sides sought in comments after the conversation to smooth over recent bilateral tensions, the French government did not mention the issue of migration in its readout.