Sir Keir Starmer is hoping to use Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the UK as an opportunity to secure an agreement on his “one in one out” migration deal.
The French president and his wife Brigitte are travelling to the UK for a state visit on Tuesday, with the leaders expected to hold a Franco-British summit.
Migration is expected to be at the forefront of the meeting, as the prime minister hopes to finalise the arrangement to prevent small boats crossings, The Times reported.
If agreed, Britain would be able to return migrants arriving in small boats to France, in exchange for accepting asylum seekers with a family connection in the UK.
Also on the agenda will be defence, security and economic growth, No 10 has indicated.
A No 10 spokesman added: “That relationship is key to a number of issues, and we expect to make good progress on a wide range of priorities, including migration, growth, defence and security, which will deliver on the interests of both the British and the French public.”
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Here is what’s on the agenda:
- French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in the UK today as Sir Keir Starmer presses for more help stopping small boats crossing the Channel.
- The King will stress the vital partnership between France and the UK in the face of a “multitude of complex threats” at the state banquet in honour of Mr Macron, declaring “as friends and as allies, we face them together”.
- Sir Keir will host a cabinet meeting this morning.
- Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner will appear before Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee on spending review.
- Foreign Secretary David Lammy will appear before Foreign Affairs Committee
- Home Secretary Yvette Cooper before Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee
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