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Starmer and Macron agree 'one in, one out' small boat migrants return deal
Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have agreed a pilot "one in, one out" scheme for migrants who cross the Channel in small boats.
On the third and final day of the Anglo-French summit in the UK, the British prime minister and French president announced a trial of the scheme that will allow small boat migrants to be sent back to France. Politics latest: Warning to fix migration or risk 'extreme right wing parties' In return, Britain would accept the same number of asylum seekers - who try to come to the UK by a safe route - as those who are returned to France.
Speaking next to Emmanuel Macron at a news conference in north west London, Sir Keir Starmer said it would come into force in a matter of "weeks". "Migrants arriving via small boat will be detained and returned to France in short order," he said.
"In exchange for every return, a different individual will be allowed to come here via a safe route - controlled and legal - subject to strict security checks, and only open to those who have not tried to enter the UK illegally." The prime minister said the arrangement would begin as a "pilot.
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