The UK will start a pilot scheme to return migrants arriving in small boats to France. This initiative involves detaining certain arrivals and accepting an equivalent number of asylum seekers from France, provided they have connections to the UK and have not entered illegally. The plan aims to deter Channel crossings and disrupt people smuggling operations. French President Macron acknowledged the challenges brought by Brexit in addressing illegal migration. Both leaders also highlighted plans for increased collaboration on nuclear deterrents, AI technology, and military cooperation.
Some arrivals would be detained and returned to France in exchange for the UK accepting an equivalent number of asylum seekers, subject to security checks.
Keir Starmer emphasized that the plan would demonstrate that attempting to make the Channel crossing would be in vain, aiding in breaking the model of the people smugglers.
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