Government strikes returns deal with Iraq in latest bid to deter small boats

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to the Border Force compound in Dover, Kent (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Government has agreed a new deal with Iraq to return illegal migrants as part of wider moves to limit small boat crossings.

The deal, signed by Home Office minister Dan Jarvis, will set up a formal process to return Iraqis who have arrived in the UK with no right to stay in the country.