A migrant who was deported to France under the flagship “one in, one out” deal has returned to the UK in a small boat, marking a humiliating blow for Sir Keir Starmer and his pledge to take back control of Britain’s borders.
It comes on the same day that the number of migrant arrivals via the English Channel so far this year passed the total for the whole of 2024, with more than two months of the year still to go.