Posted in News Keir Starmer says deal with Germany on tackling Channel boat gangs is ‘clear sign we mean business’ as he hosts Chancellor Merz (but crackdown was already announced last year) July 17, 2025 Keir Starmer said the countries were sending a ‘clear sign we mean business’ as he and Friedrich Merz signed the first bilateral treaty since the Second World War. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14914921/Keir-Starmer-hails-German-deal-help-smash-Channel-boat-gangs-meets-Chancellor-Merz-No10-crackdown-announced-year.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490