Truss and Macron signal progress on tackling Channel migrant crisis UK prime minister also took the opportunity to hail French leader as 'a friend'

(National-UAE) The UK and France will work together more closely to tackle the migration crisis gripping both countries, British Prime Minister Liz Truss and French President Emmanuel Macron said during a meeting on Thursday.

The pair met outside the first summit of the European Political Community summit in Prague, a gathering for which Mr Macron pushed hard.

They said they looked forward to “an ambitious package of measures this autumn” to address migration across the English Channel.

And in a sign that Ms Truss hopes to improve relations with Mr Macron, she had no hesitation in calling him a “friend,” just weeks after refusing to do so.

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