Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed a pilot scheme to return small boat migrants from the UK to France. Under the plan, migrants arriving in the UK via small boats will be detained and sent back to France. In exchange for each migrant returned, a different individual will be permitted to enter the UK through a controlled and legal safe route, provided they have not attempted illegal entry. The prime minister said the scheme, set to begin within weeks, aims to "finally turn the tables" on the English Channel migrant crisis. Sir Keir said the reciprocal arrangement was necessary as the UK cannot solve the issue of illegal migration alone and must collaborate with allies. In fullStarmer and Macron detail one in, one out migrant returns schemeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Starmer and Macron announce plan to ‘turn the tables’ on boats crisis
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed a pilot scheme to return small boat migrants from the UK to France. Under the plan, migrants arriving in the UK via small boats will be detained and sent back to France. In exchange for each migrant returned, a different individual will be permitted to enter the UK through a controlled and legal safe route, provided they have not attempted illegal entry. The prime minister said the scheme, set to begin within weeks, aims to "finally turn the tables" on the English Channel migrant crisis. Sir Keir said the reciprocal arrangement was necessary as the UK cannot solve the issue of illegal migration alone and must collaborate with allies. In fullStarmer and Macron detail one in, one out migrant returns schemeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
