EU to assess legality of UK-France migrant return deal before expressing support
by Rowena Mason, Lisa O'Carroll and Kiran Stacey from on (#6YK1X)
UK is confident deal will be approved but EU says it wants to know more about substance and form' of agreement
The EU has said it will assess Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron's migrant return deal to see whether it is compatible with the spirit and the letter of the law".
While the UK has said it is confident the deal will be approved, a spokesperson for the European Commission said it wanted to know more about the substance and form" of the agreement before expressing support.
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