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UK says first migrants held under return deal with France

The number of migrants making the dangerous journey in flimsy dinghies this year crossed 25,000 at the end of July. © Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP

London (AFP) – The UK said on Thursday it had detained the first migrants under a new "one-in, one-out" deal with France in which it can return people crossing the Channel on small boats.

The agreement, which came into force on Wednesday, seeks to curb record levels of irregular Channel crossings, which are causing discontent in Britain and helping fuel the rise of the hard-right Reform UK party.

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