Sir Keir Starmer hosts German chancellor Friedrich Merz on his first official visit to the UK. The Prime Minister seeks to boost ties on defence and tackling people smuggling operations.
Berlin agreed last year to make facilitating the smuggling of migrants to the UK a criminal offence in a move that will give law enforcements more powers to investigate the supply and storage of small boats to be used for Channel crossings.
Mr Merz is expected to commit to adopting the law change by the end of the year.
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