UK to bear transport costs of ‘one in, one out’ asylum seeker deal with France

Keir Starmer (l) and Emmanuel Macron have until 11 June next year to renew the deal. Photograph: Yui Mok/AP

The UK will pay the costs of transporting asylum seekers to and from France under Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” deal with Emmanuel Macron, it has emerged.

The deal will have to be renewed by 11 June next year, and can be ended at a month’s notice by either side, documents made public by the government indicate.