The deal is expected to pay for an increase in the 800 daily patrols currently carried out by French officers, as well as extra surveillance equipment to spot boats before they enter the water. Rishi Sunak vowed to “meet this challenge of illegal immigration” by “working with European partners” after meeting a number of his EU counterparts at Cop27 in Egypt yesterday. After meeting President Macron for the first time as prime minister, Sunak said it “renewed confidence and optimism” that cooperation between the two countries
