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Evening Standard
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Nina Lloyd

Starmer says France needs to co-operate more over migration

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer -

Sir Keir Starmer has said France should do more to tackle a rise in small boat crossings in the English Channel, ahead of meeting Emmanuel Macron at a major global summit.

The Prime Minister said he wants “more co-operation” over migration and will raise the issue with the country’s president as the number of people making the journey climbed again over the weekend, taking this year’s provisional total to 16,317.

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