UK PM Sunak discusses illegal Channel crossings with France’s Macron

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stressed the importance of making the English Channel route “completely unviable” for people traffickers in a call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, a Downing Street spokesperson said.

Sunak also committed to deepening the countries’ partnership to “deter deadly journeys across the Channel that benefit organised criminals”, the spokesperson said in a statement.

(Reporting by Kylie MacLellan, writing by Muvija M)

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