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Sunak warns of migrant threat as UK and Italy agree to fund Tunisia plan

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The UK and Italy will jointly finance a plan to return migrants in Tunisia to their home countries, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned of the threat of migration to “overwhelm” European states.

Mr Sunak used a gathering of Italian conservatives and right-wingers to issue a stark warning of the threat posed by illegal migration, as he suggested that changes to global refugee rules might be needed.

During the day-long trip to Rome Mr Sunak met Italian prime minster , with whom he has developed

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