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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jon Henley Europe correspondent

What does the UK’s small boats plan mean for relations with France?

Emmanuel Macron and Rishi Sunak
Emmanuel Macron and Rishi Sunak meeting last year. The prime minister has been hailed in France as far more pragmatic than Boris Johnson. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Emmanuel Macron and Rishi Sunak meet in Paris on Friday for the first bilateral summit between France and Britain since 2018. High on the agenda will be the longstanding row over small boats crossing the Channel, given new impetus by the plan to tackle the issue announced by the UK on Tuesday.

What’s the state of Anglo-French relations?

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