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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Michael Howie

Blocked deportation leaves Keir Starmer's illegal migration policy in tatters

A Cabinet minister has insisted Britain’s “one in, one out” asylum seeker deal with France will go ahead after an Eritrean man won a last-minute High Court bid to temporarily block his deportation.

Liz Kendall, the Technology Secretary, told Times Radio on Wednesday she would not comment on “operational details”, but said: “This is one person, it is not going to undermine the fundamental basis of this deal.”

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