Britain and France were closing in on a deal to tackle the Channel migrant crisis tonight.
Rishi Sunak ’s spokesman revealed negotiations were in their "final stages", following the Prime Minister’s meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Egypt.
Mr Sunak claimed: "I'm actually leaving this with renewed confidence and optimism that working together with our European partners, we can make a difference, grip this challenge of illegal migration and stop people coming illegally."
