Following the Prime Minister's bilateral meeting with the French
President Emmanuel Macron from this afternoon, a Downing
Street spokesperson said:
“The Prime Minister met the French President Emmanuel Macron in
Downing Street this afternoon.
“They reflected on the State Visit of the President so far,
agreeing that it had been an important representation of the deep
ties between our two countries.
“Moving on to discuss joint working, they shared their desire to
deepen our partnership further – from joint leadership in support
of Ukraine to strengthening our defence collaboration and
increasing bilateral trade and investment.
“The Prime Minister welcomed the news that EDF would take a 12.5%
stake in Sizewell C leading to lower bills, more jobs and better
energy security for the UK.
“The leaders agreed tackling the threat of irregular migration
and small boat crossings is a shared priority that requires
shared solutions.
“The Prime Minister spoke of his government's toughening of the
system in the past year to ensure rules are respected and
enforced, including a massive surge in illegal working arrests to
end the false promise of jobs that are used to sell spaces on
boats.
“The two leaders agreed on the need to go further and make
progress on new and innovative solutions, including a new
deterrent to break the business model of these gangs.
“Finally, they looked ahead to the 37th UK-France Summit
taking place tomorrow and agreed to aim for concrete progress on
these areas.”
