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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Woodcock and Jon Stone

UK signs £63m deal with France to step up action on migrant boats OLD

PA

Rishi Sunak today hailed a 72m euro (£63m) deal with Paris which will see UK officials joining operations in France for the first time to halt unauthorised Channel crossings.

The prime minister said the agreement – finalised on Monday morning by home secretary Suella Braverman and her French counterpart Gerald Darmanin – would be “a foundation” for more co-operation in coming months.

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