UK PM says he wants to understand more about ‘work that’s been done in some of the countries where people are coming from’At a briefing for journalists in Italy travelling with the PM, a Downing Street spokesperson was asked if the prime minister was worried about the Italian approach to irregular migration resulting in migrants being mistreated in countries like Tunisia. (See 10.13am.) She replied:Obviously we take that incredibly seriously and want to be working more closely with countries upstream.The principles that we’ll be following in everything that we do is that it is workable, affordable and in line with international humanitarian law. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-09-16 10:18:12
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