U.K. and France Announce New Nuclear Defense Deal

This morning, we signed the Northwood Declaration, confirming for the primary time that we’re coordinating our impartial nuclear deterrence. From in the present day, our adversaries will know that any excessive risk to this continent would immediate a response from our two nations. There isn’t any larger demonstration of the significance of this relationship. We additionally share the basic perception that we serve our individuals higher, create higher jobs and alternatives, make our nations stronger, fairer and safer. So I’m happy to announce our settlement in the present day on a groundbreaking returns pilot. For the very first time, migrants arriving through small boat shall be detained and returned to France in brief order. In alternate for each return, a unique particular person shall be allowed to come back right here through a protected route, managed and authorized, topic to strict safety checks and solely open to those that haven’t tried to enter the U.Ok. illegally.