EU: France, Britain Strike Migration Deal

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said France and Britain are marking “a new beginning” in their relations as he attended a bilateral summit in Paris alongside President Emmanuel Macron.

Ties between the two countries have often been rocky since Britain voted to leave the European Union in 2016, but have been fortified by the countries’ support for Ukraine since Russia’s invasion.

At the summit designed to rebuild ties after years of bickering over Brexit, Sunak said the two sides had pushed their cooperation on immigration to an “unprecedented level.”

Britain will pay France 480 million pounds over three years to try to stop migrants from travelling in small boats across the Channel, helping to fund enhanced patrols, the use of drones and a detention centre.