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Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, second from right, welcomes U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they meet at Villa Panphilj in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday, as the two very different politicians, from left and right, seek common cause to curb migrants reaching their shores by boat. The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast over the weekend. (AP Photo Andrew Medichini)

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, second from right, welcomes U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they meet at Villa Panphilj in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday, as the two very different politicians, from left and right, seek common cause to curb migrants reaching their shores by boat. The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast over the weekend. (AP Photo Andrew Medichini)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a welcome ceremony with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, right, on the occasion of his visit, at Villa Doria Pamphilj, in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends a welcome ceremony with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, right, on the occasion of his visit, at Villa Doria Pamphilj, in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, center left, welcomes U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they meet at Villa Panphilj in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday, as the two very different politicians, from left and right, seek common cause to curb migrants reaching their shores by boat. The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast over the weekend. (AP Photo Andrew Medichini)

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, center left, welcomes U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they meet at Villa Panphilj in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday, as the two very different politicians, from left and right, seek common cause to curb migrants reaching their shores by boat. The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast over the weekend. (AP Photo Andrew Medichini)

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, left, welcomes U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they meet at Villa Panphilj in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday, as the two very different politicians, from left and right, seek common cause to curb migrants reaching their shores by boat. The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast over the weekend. (AP Photo Andrew Medichini)

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, left, welcomes U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they meet at Villa Panphilj in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday, as the two very different politicians, from left and right, seek common cause to curb migrants reaching their shores by boat. The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast over the weekend. (AP Photo Andrew Medichini)

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, left, welcomes U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they meet at Villa Panphilj in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday, as the two very different politicians, from left and right, seek common cause to curb migrants reaching their shores by boat. The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast over the weekend. (AP Photo Andrew Medichini)

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, left, welcomes U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they meet at Villa Panphilj in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday, as the two very different politicians, from left and right, seek common cause to curb migrants reaching their shores by boat. The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast over the weekend. (AP Photo Andrew Medichini)

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, from a Border Force vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel, Wednesday Sept. 4, 2024. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, from a Border Force vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel, Wednesday Sept. 4, 2024. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, right, welcomes U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they meet at Villa Panphilj in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday, as the two very different politicians, from left and right, seek common cause to curb migrants reaching their shores by boat. The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast over the weekend. (AP Photo Andrew Medichini)

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, right, welcomes U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they meet at Villa Panphilj in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday, as the two very different politicians, from left and right, seek common cause to curb migrants reaching their shores by boat. The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast over the weekend. (AP Photo Andrew Medichini)

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, center, waits for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to arrive for a a welcome ceremony on the occasion of his visit, at Villa Doria Pamphilj, in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, center, waits for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to arrive for a a welcome ceremony on the occasion of his visit, at Villa Doria Pamphilj, in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at a breakfast meeting with Italian business leaders at Villa Wolkonsky in Rome, Italy, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks at a breakfast meeting with Italian business leaders at Villa Wolkonsky in Rome, Italy, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

FILE - A boat thought to be with migrants is escorted by a vessel from the French Gendarmerie Nationale off the Wimereux beach, France, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Nicholas Garriga, File)

FILE - A boat thought to be with migrants is escorted by a vessel from the French Gendarmerie Nationale off the Wimereux beach, France, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Nicholas Garriga, File)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, center, and Italian Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi arrive to visit the National Coordination Center, in Rome, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, center, and Italian Minister of the Interior Matteo Piantedosi arrive to visit the National Coordination Center, in Rome, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, left, welcomes U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they meet at Villa Panphilj in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday, as the two very different politicians, from left and right, seek common cause to curb migrants reaching their shores by boat. The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast over the weekend. (AP Photo Andrew Medichini)

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, left, welcomes U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they meet at Villa Panphilj in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday, as the two very different politicians, from left and right, seek common cause to curb migrants reaching their shores by boat. The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast over the weekend. (AP Photo Andrew Medichini)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, visits the National Coordination Center, on the occasion of his visit to Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, visits the National Coordination Center, on the occasion of his visit to Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, fourth left, attends a breakfast meeting with Italian business leaders at Villa Wolkonsky in Rome, Italy, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, fourth left, attends a breakfast meeting with Italian business leaders at Villa Wolkonsky in Rome, Italy, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, meets with the new U.K. Border Security Commander Martin Hewitt, ahead of his visit to Rome, at an airfield near London, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, meets with the new U.K. Border Security Commander Martin Hewitt, ahead of his visit to Rome, at an airfield near London, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks at screens showing the maritime traffic off the Italian coast during his visit to Italy’s national immigration crime coordination center, in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks at screens showing the maritime traffic off the Italian coast during his visit to Italy’s national immigration crime coordination center, in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, left, welcomes U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they meet at Villa Panphilj in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday, as the two very different politicians, from left and right, seek common cause to curb migrants reaching their shores by boat. The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast over the weekend. (AP Photo Andrew Medichini)

Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, left, welcomes U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer as they meet at Villa Panphilj in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Monday, as the two very different politicians, from left and right, seek common cause to curb migrants reaching their shores by boat. The visit comes after at least eight seaborne migrants died off the French coast over the weekend. (AP Photo Andrew Medichini)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, visits Italy’s national immigration crime coordination center, on the occasion of his visit to Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, right, visits Italy’s national immigration crime coordination center, on the occasion of his visit to Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni indicates to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer where to stand on the occasion of their meeting at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni indicates to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer where to stand on the occasion of their meeting at Villa Doria Pamphilj in Rome, Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP)