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PM calls on France to do more on crossings
Burton Mail
|June 17, 2025
SIR Keir Starmer has said France should do more to tackle a rise in small boat crossings in the English Channel - ahead of meeting Emmanuel Macron at the G7 summit.
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The Prime Minister said he wants “more co-operation” over migration and will raise the issue with the country’s president as the number of people making the journey climbed again over the weekend, taking this year’s provisional total to 16,317.
On the way to the G7 conference in Canada, where leaders from the world’s wealthiest countries will meet for talks on global security, Sir Keir said he was determined to “absolutely bear down” on the crossings.
Data from the Home Office indicated 919 people made the journey in 14 boats on Friday and 134 on Saturday. The highest daily number so far this year was on May 31, when 1,195 people arrived.
This story is from the June 17, 2025 edition of Burton Mail.
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