The French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in the UK and he has vowed “concrete” co-operation on migrants crossing the English Channel.
Macron will be hosted by King Charles III during his three-day state visit and he will meet with Sir Keir Starmer for the Franco-British summit this week.
The Prime Minister and Macron will be speaking about how to solve the migrant issues plaguing the UK costing taxpayers billions every year.
Macron said: “Together, we will address the major challenges of our time: security, defence, nuclear energy, space, innovation, artificial intelligence, migration, and culture.
“These are all areas in which we seek to act together and deepen our co-operation in a concrete, effective, and lasting way.”
Downing Street said on Monday a new approach has been suggested but yet to be finalised between Starmer and Macron.
A spokesman for Number 10 said: “We are the first Government to have secured agreement from the French to review their maritime tactics so their border enforcement teams can intervene in shallow waters.
“This is operationally and legally complex, but we’re working closely with the French. We expect this to be operationalised soon.”
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