Sir Keir Starmer has said he would "work upstream" with Emmanuel Macron to stop people smugglers from initiating Channel crossings if he were prime minister.
Speaking to broadcasters during a visit to Imperial College London, the Labour leader was asked what he would say to the French president, with Mr Macron expected to meet Rishi Sunak at the COP27 climate summit today.
"I would, of course, talk to President Macron about those who are crossing the Channel and the focus for my discussion would be on how we work upstream to stop the people smugglers," Sir Keir said.
"Before I was a politician I was director of public prosecutions, I know how these cross-border operations work.
"We would work...
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