Emmanuel Macron has said that both France and the UK must focus on fixing immigration, labelling it a “burden for our two countries”.
Addressing parliament on his first day of his three-day state visit to the UK on Tuesday (8 July), the French president said that whilst “hope for a better life is legitimate”, both countries must not allow “rules to be flouted”.
He said: “France and the UK have a shared responsibility to address irregular migration with humanity solidarity and firmness.
“Our objective is to have the best ever cooperation between our two countries in order to fix today what is a burden for us both,” he said, adding that an upcoming summit aims for "cooperation and tangible results".