U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday praised the migration policies of Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni as the center-left British leader aimed to learn how her nationalist conservative government has made “remarkable progress” in reducing the number of migrants reaching Italy's shores by boat.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meets Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday to discuss tackling illegal immigration, a day after another Channel migrant shipwreck claimed eight lives.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on Monday for her efforts in reducing illegal migration, saying his "government of pragmatism" sought new approaches to the hot-button topic.

The initiative triggers internal criticism within the Labour Party, where there are questions about whether the prime minister "is seeking to receive lessons from a neo-fascist government".The 'prime minister' Keir Starmer is visiting Rome to receive first-hand "lessons" from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on how to combat and control irregular immigration.

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer and Giorgia Meloni share plans for tackling illegal migration at a news conference in Rome on Monday, 16 September. The prime minister has said he is “very interested” in Italy’s strategies to reduce irregular migration.