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The prime minister has committed to sending Paris £478 million to fund a new detention centre in France and hundreds of extra French law enforcement officers.The multi-year agreement will more than double the number of personnel deployed in northern France to help prevent Channel crossings. Mr Sunak told the press conference:"We're announcing a new detention centre in northern France, a new command centre bringing our enforcement teams together in one place for the first time and an extra 500 new officers patrolling French beaches, all underpinned by more drones and other surveillance technologies that will help ramp up the interception rate.
Another key issue on the summit's agenda was defence, with the two leaders announcing that Britain and France will train Ukrainian marines to combatMr Sunak said:"We've agreed to train Ukrainian marines, helping to give Ukraine a decisive advantage on the battlefield and for Ukraine to win this war."The UK and France also signed a new energy partnership"so that never again can the likes of Putin weaponise our energy security," Mr Sunak said.
🧐🤔will deal become made of fishermen friends or Fishermen’s revenge.💁♂️ (Remember how you treated them) fishery deal submarine deal seasonal workers deal 🤷♂️
in other words, more money to france...
That'll cost us. Anything to placate his party factions.