The government's 'one-in, one-out' migrant policy has come into effect with expectations of deporting irregular migrants crossing the English Channel. Critics anticipate significant discrepancies, with only a small number of migrants expected to be sent back to France. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper faces scrutiny over the effectiveness of this policy. Recent figures suggest that significantly more migrants arrive than leave, raising doubts about its viability. Cooper asserts that illegal migrants should be returned to France, emphasizing the need for legal immigration processes with proper security checks.
Kay said to Cooper on BBC Breakfast that "Last week, 1,355 people came across the Channel in small boats, in which case that's not 'one-in-one-out', it's '26-in-one-out'. Can you understand that people are going to take some convincing that this policy is going to work and it's really going to make a difference?"
Cooper replied, "People who are arriving on small boats should frankly be returned to France. They're coming on illegal boats, they're paying thousands of pounds to criminal people smugglers. That money should be lost and they should be returned. And also the principle that where we take people from other countries, we should do so through a legal process, where people have gone through security checks."
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