Can PM turn diplomatic work with Macron into concrete action on migration?

Emmanuel Macron addressing parliament successful the Palace of Westminster's Royal Gallery was a highly anticipated infinitesimal successful the agelong past of our 2 nations.

That communicative - the struggle and a historical Anglo-French statement that ended centuries of feuding, the Entente Cordiale - adorn the walls of this large hall.

Looming implicit the hundreds of MPs and peers who had gathered successful the vigor to perceive the French president speak, bent 2 monumental paintings depicting British victories successful the Napoleonic wars, portion the solid basal successful the country commemorates the 408 Lords who mislaid their lives warring for Europe successful 2 satellite wars.

Politics latest: UK and France volition get 'tangible results' connected migration

The French president came to parliament arsenic the archetypal European person to beryllium honoured with a authorities sojourn since Brexit.

It was the archetypal code of a French president to parliament since 2008, and Mr Macron utilized it to people what helium called a caller epoch successful Anglo-Franco relations.

Peers and MPs cheered with delight erstwhile helium confirmed France would indebtedness the Bayeux Tapestry to the UK successful the run-up to the day of William the Conqueror's birthday.

"I person to say, it took decently much years to present that task than each the Brexit texts," helium joked arsenic erstwhile premier curate Theresa May watched connected from the beforehand row

From Brexit to migration, European security, to a two-state solution and the designation of Palestine, Mr Macron did not shy distant from thorny issues, arsenic helium turned the leafage connected Brexit tensions woven done Anglo-French relations successful caller years, successful what 1 adjacent described to maine arsenic a "very governmental code alternatively than conscionable the accustomed lukewarm words".

He besides utilized this code to praise Sir Keir Starmer, sitting successful the audience, for his enactment connected information and Ukraine, and his committedness to the planetary bid and alliances forged from the ashes of the Second World War. For that, helium received a large ovation from the gathered parliamentarians.

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The trial present for Sir Keir is whether helium tin crook his deft diplomatic enactment successful caller months with Mr Macron into factual enactment to springiness him a much-needed triumph connected the home front, peculiarly after his torrid week connected welfare.

The authorities hopes that France's purpose for "cooperation and tangible results" astatine the upcoming governmental acme arsenic portion of this authorities visit, volition springiness Starmer a much-needed boost.

The PM is attempting to drive-down crossings by negotiating a one-in one-out instrumentality pact with France.

Under this plan, those crossing the Channel illegally volition beryllium sent backmost to France successful speech for Britain taking successful an asylum seeker with a household transportation successful the UK.

But arsenic I recognize it, the woody is inactive successful the balance, with immoderate EU countries unhappy astir France and the UK agreeing connected a bilateral deal.