British authorities are ‘operationally ready’ and migrant detentions are expected to begin ‘within days’, the UK Home Office said
A deal between London and Paris under which Britain can return some migrants who cross the Channel in small boats back to France will come into force on Tuesday, the UK Home Office announced.
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.
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.
