British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have unveiled a new pilot scheme aimed at tackling illegal Channel crossings.

Yvette Cooper insisted the plan would ‘fundamentally undermine’ the people smugglers organising the crossings.

The head of the French army, General Thierry Burkhard, on Friday said France was Russia’s “main enemy in Europe” as he held a rare press conference ahead of a speech President Emmanuel Macron is set ...