Paris summit 'a new beginning' for France and UK, says Rishi Sunak
Guardian, 10 Mar 2023
Britain will help to fund a detention centre in northern France as part of a £500m package to stop refugees trying to cross the Channel, the prime minister has said, as criticism of his plans to lock up and deport those arriving in small boats continues.
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After a meeting in Paris, Sunak and the French president, Emmanuel Macron, said they had agreed joint funding for more French border patrols, including 500 additional officers and new drones. They also said they had agreed 'an ambitious new energy partnership' including a deal on civil nuclear cooperation and working together on a low-carbon energy.
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