Talks are scheduled on Thursday between Sir Keir Starmer and President Macron about small boats illegally bringing asylum seekers across the Channel.
During a difficult week last week, the Prime Minister hailed what appeared to be a new get-tough French policy.
But as our Correspondent Peter Smith found out on a visit to the Northern French coast, he’s unlikely to find much encouragement in the camps.
Some of the pledged 5% UK and France defence spending is made up of border security measures, which will partly tackle migration.
Small boat crossings remain a major issue for the government as they did for the government before them. ITV News has reported on efforts by French officials to stop the people smugglers making these crossings.
Reacting to ITV News’ filming, the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper described it as “not what we want to see."
That said, recent days have seen signs of French authorities ramping up efforts to combat this, getting more involved in proactively stopping boats attempting the journey.
Speaking on Monday, a government spokesperson said whilst "we’ve never underestimated the scale of problems," they were the first to have "secured an agreement from the French to review their maritime tactics to intervene in shallow waters."
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