Sunak and Meloni unite to demand tougher European action on migrants

Rishi Sunak and Giorgia Meloni have issued a rallying cry for their European counterparts to show the “same sense of urgency” as Britain and Italy in the fight against illegal immigration.

In a rare joint post, the British and Italian prime ministers warn the rest of Europe that “now is the time to act” due to the growing number of migrants entering Europe illegally.

Write in the Timesboth men said many of the thousands of migrants who cross the Mediterranean to Italy each week will head north and attempt to cross the English Channel to the United Kingdom.

Sunak and Meloni, who both became prime ministers in October last year and get on very well personally, warned that the failure to