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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Christopher McKeon and Michael Howie

UK-France 'one in one out' migrants treaty comes into force - with small boat detentions to begin this week

The Home Secretary has said that migrants who cross the channel on small boats will be detained by the end of the week under Sir Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” deal with France.

Yvette Cooper explained that people will be held immediately when they arrive in Britain and detained until they are removed, ahead of the deal coming into force on Tuesday.

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