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The Guardian view on Starmer and Macron’s Channel crossings deal: safe routes hold the key to future progress

Editorial: The government has hailed its “one in, one out” migrant returns deal as a breakthrough. But awkward questions over its implementation remain

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2025

How UK-France ‘one in, one out’ migration deal will work – and what the challenges could be

After weeks of rising Channel crossing figures, the UK government has agreed on a long-awaited migration deal with France. Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron announced a “one in, one out” pilot – and the UK prime minister said the “groundbreaking” scheme could start returning migrants to France within weeks. The…

The Conversation · Jul 11, 2025

UK and France launch pilot scheme to further deter Channel crossings

France will accept the returned migrants in exchange for the UK taking in an equal number of asylum seekers who have family ties in Britain, the leaders of the two countries announced on Thursday.

Euronews · Jul 11, 2025

Starmer and Macron agree ‘groundbreaking’ one in, one out migration deal as hundreds cross Channel in small boats

Deal agreed the same day 220 migrants crossed the Channel to Britain, taking the number of people arriving in small boats to 21,000 this year already

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Voices: Deal or no deal, Macron and Starmer still won’t stop the boats

COMMENT : The sun shone, the flags flew: A new chapter may have begun for the ‘entente cordiale’ between Britain and France, writes Mary Dejevsky – it’s just a shame it won’t do anything to solve the migrant crisis in the Channel

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

Starmer hails ‘groundbreaking’ deal to return small-boat migrants to France

‘One in, one out’ scheme will include a safe route for those who have not tried to cross Channel illegally

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2025

How does the UK-France 'one in, one out' asylum deal work?

KEIR Starmer and Emmanuel Macron have struck a deal they say will prevent people crossing the Channel in small boats.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 10, 2025

Fact check: ‘Channel migrants’ in prison and fake ‘Amazon’ deals

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2025

Press conference in full: Starmer and Macron unveil migrant return deal after crunch talks

Watch live as Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron announce a migrant return deal with France intended to tackle illegal crossings over the Channel.

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

What’s in the one-in-one-out migrant deal between the UK and France?

Macron and Starmer have agreed a deal aimed at preventing migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats.

Al Jazeera · Jul 10, 2025