Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have agreed to “strengthen cooperation” between UK and EU agencies on immigration, Downing Street has said.
The two leaders “underlined that the UK and EU have a shared interest in tackling cross-border crime and people trafficking” during bilateral talks at the Council of Europe meeting in Iceland on Tuesday, a No. 10 spokesman said.
“They agreed to strengthen cooperation between the EU and UK on migration through developing a new working arrangement” between UK agencies and Frontex, the EU border force.
“UK and EU teams will now discuss the details and operationalisation of this new working arrangement,” which will enable the two sides to work together on “critical operational and strategic challenges including the situation in the Channel,” the spokesman added….