Macron speaks after French-UK summit in Paris

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to step up efforts to tackle Channel migrant crossings. They also agreed at a meeting Friday in Paris to strengthen military ties The French-British summit is the first since 2018.

Both leaders announced closer cooperation to try to stop thousands of migrants crossing the Channel from France to England. Britain has agreed to pay France more than half a billion euros in the next three years to tackle the boats.