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The centre-left Labour Party prime minister isn't a natural ally of Meloni, who heads the far-right Brothers of Italy party, yet the two sides are hoping to work together to reduce irregular migration to Europe and improve the UK's relations with the rest of the continent. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday, as the two very different politicians, from left and right, seek a common cause to curb migrants reaching their shores by boat. The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast on the weekend. Support for Ukraine is also on the agenda for the trip, part of Starmer's effort to reset relations with European neighbours after the UK's acrimonious 2020 departure from the European Union. The centre-left Labour Party prime minister isn't a natural ally of Meloni, who heads the far-right Brothers of Italy party. But migration has climbed the UK political agenda, and Starmer hopes Italy's tough approach can help him stop people fleeing war and poverty trying to cross the English Channel in flimsy, overcrowded boats.
