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The Guardian - UK
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Nadeem Badshah

First ‘one in, one out’ deportation flight reportedly takes off without migrants

Air France plane taking off
The skills minister, Jacqui Smith, would not be drawn on how many people will be returned to France this week under the deal. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images

The first flight to France carrying people who crossed the Channel under Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” deal has not taken place as planned, according to reports.

A small group of individuals were removed from an Air France flight on Monday due to travel from Heathrow to Paris after a legal challenge, according to multiple newspaper reports.

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