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Between November 6 and 8, more than 1,700 people made the dangerous journey across English Channel in small boats

The Home Office has confirmed that the Iranian national was put on a morning flight back to France

The one in, one out agreement with France aims to deter migrants from crossing the Channel in small boats.

Union says UK-French Channel deal is inhumane and contravenes international conventions

COMMENT: Labour’s much-vaunted “One in, one out” migrant deal with France has become a humiliating farce. If it is ever to turn the tide on illegal Channel crossings, it may have to revisit the cancelled Tory plan – and go even further, says Mary Dejevsky

Reports suggest that France may retract its pledge to forcefully turn back small boats in the Channel, potentially undermining Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to curb migrant arrivals in the UK. The possible reversal is linked to political turmoil within the French government, according to sources speaking to the BBC. The…

France backing away from commitment to turn back small boats in the Channel, according to reports

Britain on Wednesday sanctioned Balkans-based gangs and financiers helping facilitate small boat crossings, as migrant arrivals this year via the Channel were set to surpass the 2024 totals.

HMS Duncan was deployed under Nato command in a ‘historic first’.