British people have been sold a lie, claims French president, as hundreds of migrants arrive on day Starmer seals ‘one in, one out’ deal

Starmer-Macron plan met with scepticism in Gravelines, where up to 300 people a day try to cross Channel

Plan for Channel crossings marks forward step for the two leaders, though further UK funding remains a sticking point

Keir Starmer is hoping for 'concrete progress' on the crisis as the French president wraps up his three-day State Visit to the UK.

The prime minister and President Macron agreed a ‘one for one’ deal to swap small boat migrants for asylum seekers after negotiations this week

French president to end three-day visit with announcement on plan to tackle illegal crossings

Hundreds of migrants have crossed the Channel this morning, dwarfing the number that could be sent back to France under Sir Keir Starmer’s new deal with Emmanuel Macron.

Starmer says in exchange for every migrant returned, another migrant will be allowed to enter the UK legally

Macron and Starmer have agreed a deal aimed at preventing migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats.

Crackdown on small boat arrivals similar to EU-Turkiye deal, comes as Starmer under increasing pressure from hard right.

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Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron announce a migrant return deal with France intended to tackle illegal crossings over the Channel.

Asylum seekers crossing the English Channel to the UK will be exchanged for migrants with British ties that have entered France.

British people have been sold a lie, claims French president, as hundreds of migrants arrive on day Starmer seals ‘one in, one out’ deal

Deal agreed the same day 220 migrants crossed the Channel to Britain, taking the number of people arriving in small boats to 21,000 this year already

Some migrants arriving in the UK will be sent back to France under the deal