2 h. ago Macron state visit live: Starmer hopes for ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal at summit with French president

Government sources dismiss reports an agreement has already been reached as ‘speculation’

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9 h. ago Macron state visit live: French president and Starmer agree ‘new deterrent’ needed to stop small boats

French president visits Downing Street as UK pushes France to do more to stop migrant crossings

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9 h. ago Starmer and Macron agree that ‘new deterrent’ needed to stop small boats, No 10 says – UK politics live

Starmer and Macron are due to attend a more formal summit tomorrowThe BMA strike decision must be a tempting topic for Kemi Badenoch at PMQs, which is starting very soon. The Conservatives have repeatedly criticised the government for the way they swiftly settled public sector pay disputes when they took office; they argue that Labour was too generous to the unions, thereby encouraging them to threaten further strikes.Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question.Streeting says he is “disappointed” by the proposed strike, and he insists resident doctors have had a relatively good outcome on pay. He says:I remain disappointed that despite all that we have been able to achieve in this last year, and that the majority of resident doctors in the BMA did not vote to strike, the BMA is continuing to threaten strike action.I accepted the DDRB’s recommendation for resident doctors, awarding an average pay rise of 5.4%, the highest across the public sector. Accepting this above inflation re...

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10 h. ago Macron state visit live: French president leaves No 10 after crunch migration talks with Starmer

French president visits Downing Street as UK pushes France to do more to stop migrant crossings

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11 h. ago Starmer and Macron hail 'game changing' partnership as they vow action on small boats at Downing Street

The Prime Minister hopes to strike a “one in, one out” deal to send small boat migrants back to the continent

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12 h. ago Macron state visit live: French president arrives for crunch migration talks with Starmer over ‘one in one out’ deal

French president visits Downing Street as UK pushes France to do more to stop migrant crossings

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14 h. ago UK politics live: Starmer rules out income tax rise at PMQs before bidding to strike migrant deal with Macron

PM answering questions from opposition in Commons now

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15 h. ago UK politics live: Starmer to face PMQs as migrant crisis deal with Macron still hangs in the balance

Paris says president looking forward to working ‘constructively’ with UK over Channel small boat crossings

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17 h. ago UK politics live: France denies that Macron blames Starmer for migrant crisis ahead of crunch No 10 talks

Paris says president looking forward to working ‘constructively’ with UK over Channel small boat crossings

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18 h. ago Starmer will hold talks with Macron TODAY amid Channel migrants 'blame game'

Keir Starmer is hoping the French president will commit to a tougher approach to tackling record crossings during his State Visit to the UK.

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18 h. ago UK politics live: Macron visits No 10 as Starmer tries to seal ‘one in, one out’ small boats crisis deal

First day of Macron’s state visit demonstrates entente cordiale still remains strong between UK and France

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27 h. ago Macron state visit live: Charles calls on Britain and France to ‘lead the way’ in face of ‘complex threats’

First day of Macron’s state visit demonstrates entente cordiale still remains strong between UK and France

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28 h. ago Macron state visit live: French president, Kate and William attend star

First day of Macron’s state visit demonstrates entente cordiale still remains strong between UK and France

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33 h. ago Macron state visit live: French president vows ‘closest cooperation ever’ with Starmer to end small boats crisis

Emmanuel Macron tells MPs and peers in Parliament aim is to ‘fix a burden for our two countries’

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34 h. ago Macron state visit live: French president addresses parliament after royal welcome from King and Queen

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron greeted by Prince and Princess of Wales at RAF Northolt

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34 h. ago Macron state visit live: French president set to address parliament after royal welcome from King and Queen

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron greeted by Prince and Princess of Wales at RAF Northolt

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37 h. ago Macron state visit live: King and Queen welcome French president and wife Brigitte with Windsor parade

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron were greeted by the Prince and Princess of Wales at RAF Northolt

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37 h. ago Le snub? Reform complains after French president Macron says non to a meeting with Nigel Farage during state visit to Britain

The French president will hold talks with Sir Keir Starmer, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch and Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey while he is in the UK for three days.

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38 h. ago Macron state visit live: French president vows to tackle migration with UK as he meets King and Queen

Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron were greeted by the Prince and Princess of Wales at RAF Northolt

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39 h. ago Watch live: Macron’s state visit to UK begins with royal welcome

Watch live as Emmanuel Macron begins a state visit to the UK on Tuesday, 8 July, with the French president set to meet Sir Keir Starmer and King Charles III as part of his three-day trip.

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