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Macron, Sunak agree deal to stop illegal cross-Channel migration

French President Emmanuel Macron and Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the Elysee Palace in Paris on 10 March, 2023. AP - Kin Cheung

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday agreed a new pact worth over 500 million euros to stop illegal cross-Channel migration, at a summit in Paris aimed at forging a new start after years of Brexit tensions.

The deal will see Britain step up funding to France to allow hundreds more French police to patrol the Channel and also establish a new detention centre as a further deterrent.

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