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Macron and Starmer Finalize Defense and Migration Deals as State Visit Concludes

They will ratify a Channel exchange to limit irregular crossings in return for British asylum placements.

La giganesca mesa en el Castillo de Windsor durante el banquete de Estado en honor al presidente Macron. Foto: AP
El presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron, se hace un 'selfie' con su esposa Brigitte, el premier británico Keith Starmer y un veterano.
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Overview

  • Macron and Starmer are set to sign updated defense cooperation pacts that build on the 2010 Lancaster House treaties to address new security threats.
  • The leaders will ratify a “one in, one out” migration framework allowing the UK to return irregular Channel arrivals to France in exchange for asylum placements in Britain.
  • They will co-chair a virtual meeting of the volunteer coalition supporting Ukraine to coordinate weapons deliveries and press for a future ceasefire.
  • This is the first state visit by a French president since 2008 and the first by any EU leader post-Brexit, aiming to reset bilateral ties on multilateralism.
  • Media attention remains fixed on First Lady Brigitte Macron’s decision to ignore her husband’s offered hand at RAF Northolt, echoing a similar May incident in Vietnam.