New migration deals won't work - Tories
Manchester Evening News|November 18, 2024
SHADOW home secretary Chris Philp has said "Italy-style" migration deals will not "work as a deterrent", as Transport Secretary Louise Haigh did not deny that the Government is negotiating with Libya, Tunisia and Kurdistan.
New migration deals won't work - Tories

Their comments come as official figures show that over 800 migrants crossed the English Channel in the past week.

It had been reported that the Government is negotiating "co-operation and security" agreements such as those reached by Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni that has seen a 62% fall in arrivals to Italy over the first seven months of 2024.

Such deals involve payments to countries that have high levels of emigration to encourage them to do more to prevent migrants attempting to make the journey to Europe and the UK.

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