- France and the UK will on Friday aim to draw a line under years of post-Brexit tensions over everything from illegal migration to fishing licences, with the first bilateral summit for five years.
- The numbers of people crossing the Channel in 2022 increased by 60% from the year before.
- The UK aims to curb the flow of migrants coming to the UK over the English Channel in small boats.
- France and the UK plan to renew co-operation on defence, energy and how to provide support for Ukraine following Russia’s invasion.
- The two sides are also expected to agree to intensify co-operation and announce more money to address the small boats problem.
France and UK aim to draw a line under post-Brexit tensions
First Franco-British summit in five years will focus on resetting relations plus migration and defence issues
Leila Abboud
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