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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Diane Taylor and Rajeev Syal

No 10 denies ‘one in one out’ migrant deal with France is ‘shambles’

A group of migrants are brought in to the Border Force compound in Dover, Kent.
A group of migrants are brought in to the Border Force compound in Dover, Kent. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Downing Street has denied that the government’s returns deal with France is in chaos after plans to forcibly remove from the UK people arriving in small boats were abandoned for a second day.

Asked by reporters if the latest delay meant the so-called “one in one out” agreement was “a shambles”, the prime minister’s spokesperson said “No”.

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