Britain promises to send £4m to back Italian crackdown on irregular migration
Speaking at a press conference in Rome, the prime minister agreed with Meloni, stressing the importance of the relationship betwen the UK and
The millions of pounds the UK will send to Italy will contribute to the Rome process, which is the Italian government’s project to tackle the root causes of irregular migration. Starmer said learning from the Italians on Monday marked “a return to British pragmatism”, and said the “remarkable progress” Meloni had made in reducing the number of illegal migrants was down to her “upstream work that tackles the issue at its source”.
No 10 expressed concern about the treatment of people hoping to reach Italian shores who were instead left stranded in Tunisian deserts. The PM’s spokesperson said: “Obviously we take that incredibly seriously and want to be working more closely with countries upstream.“The principles that we’ll be following in everything that we do is that it is workable, affordable and in line with international humanitarian law.
It came as the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, announced £75m in funding to increase the number of border security officers and crack down on people smugglers.
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