According to a report, the uk prime minister visited the french president, Friday in what was the first french-uk summit since 2018. Reportedly, the prime minister travelled to France in an effort to mend relations following tensions created by the uk’s departure from the eu. According to the report, an issue was migrants reaching the uk on boats from northern France. Reportedly, Britain agreed to pay France over €500 million over the next three years for measures including a detention centre for migrants and extra patrols and police.
According to the report, over 45,000 people arrived in Britain by boat in 2022, up from 28,000 in 2021. Reportedly, the eu’s border agency, Frontex said a total of 5,600 channel crossings in January and February of this year constituted an 82% increase compared to the same period last year, the most common countries of origin were Afghanistan, Iraq and Eritrea. According to the report, this week the uk announced plans to detain and deport migrants arriving by boat either to their homeland or to a third country, but almost no countries have agreed to accept deportees.
Reportedly, France and the uk agreed to train ukrainian marines and to supply weapons to Kyiv. According to the report, the leaders also agreed to work towards a permanent presence in the Indo-Pacific, the vast area comprises the Indian Ocean, the Pacific Ocean and the waters inbetween by deploying the Charles de Gaul, queen Elizabeth and prince of Wales aircraft carriers