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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Caitlin Doherty

Millions of new funding for programmes to educate would-be migrants

Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrives in Downing Street, London, for a Cabinet meeting (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Wire)

The UK has announced up to £5 million of extra funding for education programmes for potential migrants, in the hope that it will make them less likely to make the journey across the Channel.

On a visit to Tunisia on Friday, Foreign Secretary David Lammy will unveil new cash for UK-funded projects in countries across the region that could make would-be migrants more employable in their home country.

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