9 h. ago Germany to close loophole to allow police to seize small boats in Starmer migrant deal

It comes a week after the prime minister signed a ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal with France’s Emmanuel Macron

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4 d. ago Starmer accuses Farage of WANTING his 'migrant merry go round' Channel boats deal to fail

Keir Starmer insisted Nigel Farage would become 'irrelevant' if illegal immigration comes under control as he desperately defended the pact with France.

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5 d. ago Starmer’s migrants return deal a ‘publicity stunt’ that won’t win back voters, top pollsters warn

Exclusive: The warnings from leading pollsters come as new polling of Labour members seen by The Independent reveals concerns about Starmer’s wider migration policy

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6 d. ago Mixed reaction to Starmer’s migrant deal as charities add to calls for clarity

Some welcome a plan for a legal route to the UK but others worry about how people will be selected for deportationUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer’s migrant return deal is under scrutiny after charities called for more clarity on how people will be chosen for deportation and the EU said it was still assessing the agreement.No 10 said on Friday it was confident in the legality of the deal to return about 50 people a week to France in return for accepting the same number through a safe and legal route. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Starmer accused of reducing migrants to ‘commodities to be exchanged’ with ‘one

The criticism comes as the Mayor of Calais warned the agreement would only draw more migrants to the north coast of France

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6 d. ago UK politics live: Cooper refuses to criticise Macron’s Brexit swipe after more migrants arrive in Dover

Several migrants, wearing life jackets, were brought ashore by Border Force to Dover, Kent, on Friday

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6 d. ago UK politics live: Cooper refuses to say how many migrants will be sent to France under new Macron deal

The ‘one in, one out’ scheme will start next week after it was agreed by Macron and Starmer on Thursday

Politics

6 d. ago Starmer and Macron agree ‘groundbreaking’ one in, one out migration deal as hundreds cross Channel in small boats

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

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6 d. ago Macron blames Brexit for rise in migrant crossings as Starmer hails ‘breakthrough’ small boats deal: Latest

French president says Britons ‘sold a lie’ as plan to tackle small boat Channel crossings unveiled

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer aims brutal swipe at Nigel Farage as 'groundbreaking' migrant return deal reached

Keir Starmer lashed out at the 'performative politics of the easy hour' as he unveiled the first migrant returns deal with Europe since Brexit - as Emmanuel Macron said Brits had been lied to

Economics

7 d. ago Is that it? Starmer and Macron agree 'one in, one out' Channel migrant swap pilot but 'just 50 will be handed over each week'

The Prime Minister insisted the 'one in, one out' swap pilot scheme would see those arriving in the UK illicitly sent back to the EU 'in short order .

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7 d. ago Starmer and Marcon agree ‘groundbreaking’ one in, one out migration deal as hundreds cross Channel in small boats

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

Economics

7 d. ago Press conference in full: Starmer and Macron unveil migrant return deal after crunch talks

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

Politics

7 d. ago Emmanuel Macron blames Brexit for migrant crisis as Starmer agrees deal

Brexit made it harder to tackle illegal migration across the Channel, Emmanuel Macron said as he and Sir Keir Starmer unveiled a "one in, one out" migrant returns scheme on Thursday (10 July).

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7 d. ago Starmer says ‘one in, one out’ deal with Macron to stop migrant boat crossings will start within weeks: Latest

France’s president ends three-day state visit to UK with announcement on plan to tackle small boat Channel crossings

Politics

7 d. ago Starmer takes swipe at Farage in migrant deal announcement with Macron

Watch as Sir Keir Starmer takes a swipe at Nigel Farage whilst announcing a migrant deal with France.

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7 d. ago Voices: Deal or no deal, Macron and Starmer still won’t stop the boats

The sun shone, the flags flew: A new chapter may have begun for the ‘entente cordiale’ between Britain and France, writes Mary Dejevsky – it’s just a shame it won’t do anything to solve the migrant crisis in the Channel

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7 d. ago Starmer and Macron agree 'one in, one out' Channel migrant deal to come into force 'within weeks

After days of talks the Prime Minister confirmed a new trial scheme would come into effect within weeks, at a press conference alongside his 'friend' Emmanuel Macron.

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7 d. ago Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron announce migrant returns deal

‘One in, one out’ pilot scheme announced after weeks of negotiations

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7 d. ago Watch live: Starmer and Macron unveil migrant return deal after crunch talks

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

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