UK politics live: Starmer to push Macron during state visit for ‘one in, one out' migrant return deal
The French president and his wife Brigitte are travelling to the UK for a state visit on Tuesday, with the leaders expected to hold a Franco-British summit.
Migration is expected to be at the forefront of the meeting, as the prime minister hopes to finalise the arrangement to prevent small boats crossings, The Times reported.
If agreed, Britain would be able to return migrants arriving in small boats to France, in exchange for accepting asylum seekers with a family connection in the UK.
Also on the agenda will be defence, security and economic growth, No 10 has indicated.
A No 10 spokesman added: 'That relationship is key to a number of issues, and we expect to make good progress on a wide range of priorities, including migration, growth, defence and security, which will deliver on the interests of both the British and the French public.'
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