Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA family of three asylum seekers has become the first to arrive in the UK via a new legal route under a 'one in, one out' deal with France, in what the Home Office has called “critical first steps”.This arrival follows the recent deportation of the first migrant from the UK to France under Sir Keir Starmer's flagship agreement. In total, four migrants have now been removed from the UK to France, which ministers claim is a significant step against criminal networks. The UK-France treaty, effective since August, allows the UK to detain and remove those entering by small boat, blocking their access to the UK asylum system. In return, the UK is accepting an equal number of eligible migrants through a new legal route, subject to rigorous security checks. In fullFamily of three become first asylum seekers to arrive in UK as part of ‘one in, one out’ deal with FranceThank 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

Just four people have been deported to France under migrant deal with the UK.

A family of three, including a small child, have come to Britain after successfully completing the online application process under the deal signed by Labour with Emmanuel…