UK-France ‘one in, one out' migrant returns deal comes into effect
The agreement, which was struck between Prime Minister
Keir Starmer and President
Emmanuel Macron during the latter's state visit to the UK last month, involves a 'one in, one out' scheme to curb record levels of irregular Channel crossings.
The two governments signed the final text last week, with the EU Commission giving its 'green light on this innovative approach', the UK Home Office said in a press release on Monday.
UK authorities are 'operationally ready' and migrant detentions are expected to begin 'within days', it added.
Under the scheme, migrants arriving to UK shores on small boats may be detained and returned to
France if they are deemed ineligible for asylum.
In exchange,
Britain will accept an equal number of migrants from France who can apply for asylum via an online platform, giving priority to nationalities most vulnerable to smugglers and to people with ties in Britain.
The number of migrants making the dangerous journey in flimsy dinghies this year crossed 25,000 at the end of July – the highest ever tally at this point in the year as Starmer struggles to stem the tide, or the growing domestic discontent.
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