Rishi Sunak will push for a returns agreement with France when he meets President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday to discuss joint cooperation in tackling small boats.
Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerUnder the UN Refugee Convention, people escaping war or persecution cannot be forced to return there.- unless they have agreed to take them.
And in a briefing on Wednesday before the talks, he added:"I think these are important discussions that should deepen our work with our French counterparts on stopping the boats. Under the commitment, the number of French officers patrolling beaches on the country's northern coastline rose from 200 to 300, while British officers for the first time were also permitted to be stationed in French control rooms and on the approaches to beaches to observe operations.
While the government has schemes in place for a limited number of Afghans, Ukrainians and people from Hong Kong, critics point out there is no legal route for asylum seekers from many other dangerous parts of the world. Tensions festered between London and Paris during Boris Johnson's premiership, with Brexit causing frictions and sparking disputes over fishing grounds and trade.
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