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Emmanuel Macron has described illegal migration as a “burden for our two countries“. The French President said Thursday’s UK-France summit aims for “cooperation and tangible results”.

While speaking to MPs and Peers in Parliament, Mr Macron said: “In this unstable world, hope for a better life elsewhere is legitimate. But we cannot allow our countries’ rules for taking in people to be flouted and criminal networks to cynically exploit the hopes of so many individuals with so little respect for human life.

“France and the UK have a shared responsibility to address irregular migration with humanity, solidarity and fairness.” Decisions at Thursday’s UK-France summit will “respond to our aims for co-operation and tangible results on these major issues”.

He promised the “best ever co-operation” between France and the UK “to fix today what is a burden for our two countries”. Mr Macron and his wife Brigitte will be hosted by the King during the three-day state visit, the first by a French president since 2008.