US EditionStarmer says France needs to co-operate more over migration
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer arrived in Canada on 16 June 2025 ahead of the G7 summit, emphasizing the need for greater Franco-British cooperation on migration.
- This arrival follows a spike in Channel crossings, with over 16,300 migrants arriving so far this year and increasing violence in northern French migrant camps motivating urgent talks.
- Authorities intercepted 919 migrants on 14 boats on a recent Friday, and French police have begun more aggressive patrols, though they still intercept fewer than 58% of crossings this year.
- Starmer said he was determined to 'absolutely bear down' on crossings and will raise the issue again with President Macron, stressing, 'Nobody should be making that journey.'
- The UK government pledged to dismantle smuggling gangs, invest £200 million to overhaul asylum, and aims to end asylum seeker hotel housing during this Parliament.
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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.
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