Paying France hundreds of millions of pounds more to stop small boats leaving their shores will provide value for money for taxpayers, Rishi Sunak suggested today as travelled to Paris in a bid to reset Anglo-French relationships.
The prime minister met with Emmanuel Macron in the French capital, where they were expected to build on a deal announced in November, when the UK agreed to give £63 million to Paris in a bid to clampdown on trafficking gangs.
