Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have reached a landmark agreement aimed at reducing migrant crossings in small boats across the Channel. The one-in, one-out policy allows for the return of migrants who arrive illegally in the UK, with an initial figure of 50 migrants per month projected to increase as the scheme develops. In exchange, the UK will accept an equivalent number of migrants from France. The deal emerged from recent discussions focused on addressing the ongoing small boats crisis and represents a new phase of post-Brexit migration management.
The one-in, one-out agreement will see some of those who arrive in the UK illegally via the Channel sent straight back for the first time since Brexit.
Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have struck a landmark deal to deter migrants from crossing the Channel in small boats, with the small boats crisis dominating the agenda.
Initially understood to be 50 per month, the deal will send migrants who crossed the Channel in small boats back to France, and in return, Britain will accept the same number.
The Home Office expects the number of migrants sent back to grow as the pilot scheme progresses, highlighting the deal's evolving nature.
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