The UK and France have agreed on a new financial framework to tackle the issue of undocumented migrants arriving via the English Channel. French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held the two countries\’ first bilateral summit in five years, which proved to be a productive meeting, strengthening post-Brexit cooperation. The UK will provide France with €141m in 2023-24, followed by €191m in 2024-25 and then €209m in 2025-26. This money will be used in multiple ways, including the funding of a new detention center in France and an extra 500 French law enforcement officers on French beaches who will be working with British liaison officers. Macron pushed for closer ties with the UK, stressing that \”It\’s my wish and it\’s in our interests to have the closest possible alliance,\” in addition to congratulating Sunak for agreeing on the Windsor Framework. Both leaders also pledged to help Ukraine resist Russian aggression, agreeing that their priority would be to continue to support Ukraine in its war against Russian aggression.
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