New EU anti-migrant deal will help Rishi Sunak ‘stop the boats’, claims French politician
by Andy Gregory
Dec 20, 2023
2 minutes
The European Union has struck a breakthrough deal to change how it processes asylum-seekers after years of political deadlock – which could help Rishi Sunak’s flagship mission to “stop the boats”.
While Brexit means the UK is not involved in the deal, one French MEP central to the negotiations suggested on Wednesday that it would stop asylum-seekers from arriving in and trying.
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