Sunak says UK, Italy 'aligned' as he meets far-right Meloni
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared that Britain and Italy are “very aligned” in values as he welcomed far-right Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni LONDON -- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declared that Britain and Italy are “very aligned ” in values as he welcomed far-right Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Thursday for talks focused on migration, defense and the war in Ukraine. While Sunak meets leaders of all political stripes from around the world, he had notably warm words as he greeted Meloni at 10 Downing St., the British leader’s official residence. The Conservative prime minister praised Meloni’s “very careful handling of the Italian economy.” “I think the values between our two countries are very aligned , which is why we can work so well together on shared challenges, whether it’s responding to Putin’s illegal invasion in Ukraine, where again I pay tribute to your leadership, but also tackling illegal migration, which is something that is common to both of us,” Sunak said. The ...