Small boat 'one in, one out' deal with France scrapped after just over a year
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- The Home Office announced the scheme - which allowed Channel small boat migrants to be returned to France - was 'no longer processing new cases'.S1
- A British-French agreement aimed at reducing the number of people trying to cross the English Channel in small boats has been scrapped, London said Wednesday. The pilot programme was intended to break the business model of "people smugglers" by exchanging undo...S2
- Some 1,500 people have been removed to France since the scheme began just over a year ago.S3
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Small boat 'one in, one out' deal with France scrapped after just over a year
The Home Office announced the scheme - which allowed Channel small boat migrants to be returned to France - was 'no longer processing new cases'.
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UK-France 'one in, one out' migrant exchange deal is scrapped
A British-French agreement aimed at reducing the number of people trying to cross the English Channel in small boats has been scrapped, London said Wednesday. The pilot programme w…
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UK-France 'one in, one out' migrant scheme scrapped
Some 1,500 people have been removed to France since the scheme began just over a year ago.
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Published Sep 30, 2026
What to know
- The Home Office announced the scheme - which allowed Channel small boat migrants to be returned to France - was 'no longer processing new cases'.S1
- A British-French agreement aimed at reducing the number of people trying to cross the English Channel in small boats has been scrapped, London said Wednesday. The pilot programme was intended to break the business model of "people smugglers" by exchanging undo...S2
- Some 1,500 people have been removed to France since the scheme began just over a year ago.S3
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