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Starmer says France needs to co-operate more over migration
- Keir Starmer has urged France to increase cooperation on the Channel migrant crisis, stating that he wants 'more cooperation' on small boats as over 16,317 migrants have crossed this year, leading to fears of 50,000 arrivals.
- France intercepted only 10,082 migrants in 2023, which accounts for only 38% of crossings, the lowest in recent years, prompting criticism of their response.
- Violence at a migrant camp in northern France resulted in the deaths of two Sudanese migrants, highlighting the dangerous conditions migrants face, according to French police.
- Starmer confirmed the UK's commitment to increasing cooperation with France to curb illegal migration, stating that 'nobody should be making that journey.
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Small boat crisis getting WORSE, No10 admits as French fail to stop crossings
THE small boats crisis in the English Channel is “deteriorating”, Downing Street admitted today. It came after Sir Keir Starmer and French counterpart Emmanuel Macron met at the G7 in Canada for crunch talks on tackling the scourge of illegal migration. Chris EadesIllegal migrants hoping to reach the UK by small boat clash with police for the second day running on beaches close to Dunkirk[/caption] GettyBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Fr…
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Starmer says France needs to co-operate more over migration
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.
Two people were killed and seven others injured in shootings at a refugee camp in northern France over the weekend, police said on Monday.
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