Asylum Seekers: Why Do They Come to the UK?

Asylum seekers: Why do they come to the UK?

As the UK and France agree to find "new solutions" to the small boat crossings, BBC Verify looks at why asylum seekers want to come to the UK.

Macron tells UK parliament that Europe must end its dependency on the US and China – UK politics live

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UK and France must save Europe, says Macron

“Our two countries have a special responsibility for the security of the continent,” the French president said in an address to both Houses of Parliament.

UK and France have 'shared responsibility' to tackle illegal migration, Emmanuel Macron says

Emmanuel Macron has said the UK and France have a "shared responsibility" to tackle the "burden" of illegal migration, as he urged co-operation between London and Paris ahead of a crunch summit later this week.

Emmanuel Macron says immigration is a ‘burden’ France and UK ‘must fix’

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 migrati…