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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Bishop

Starmer jabs at Farage as he and Macron unveil new migrant plan

  • Sir Keir Starmer criticised Nigel Farage during a joint address with Emmanuel Macron, announcing a migrant deal with France.
  • The British prime minister stated that dealing with migration requires a "serious, pragmatic response" rather than "performative politics".
  • He implied that while he and Macron were "working hard to get a returns agreement", others like Farage were "simply taking pictures".
  • The leaders agreed to a pilot "one in, one out" plan to return small boat migrants, exchanging one asylum seeker for another.
  • Watch the video in full below.

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