UK In New Deal With France To Stop Illegal Migration

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UK In New Deal With France To Stop Illegal Migration

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Britain and France have agreed to a new deal to prevent illegal migration after talks between French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ease post-Brexit tensions. London will fund France a total of 541 million euros ($575 million) over the next three years, resulting in the deployment of hundreds of additional French law enforcement officers along the Channel coast, the British government said in a statement. Macron said his talks with Sunak marked a new beginning between Paris and London following tensions caused by Brexit and other bilateral headaches. "I believe today's meeting is a new beginning. Under the deal, for the first time, the UK will fund a detention centre in France to increase its ability to deal with the number of people trafficked across the channel. Sunak said, "We have to deal with this problem. And today, we have gone further than ever to put an end to this abominable trade in human life. '