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Over 50,000 small boat migrants cross Channel under Labour as Starmer fails to get a grip on crisis

Labour minister admits the number of small boat crossings under Starmer is ‘unacceptable’

The Independent UK

Record 50,000 migrant Channel crossings since Labour came to power 'unacceptable', admits minister

Baroness Smith, a former home secretary, said the record numbers of people making the dangerous journey showed how embedded criminal gangs became under the previous government

Evening Standard

Channel migrants reaching 50,000 under Labour ‘unacceptable’ – ex-home secretary

Baroness Jacqui Smith of Malvern, now an education minister, said criminal gangs were allowed to become entrenched under the Conservative government.

Evening Standard

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UK politics: Pressure grows on Starmer as Channel migrant figures pass 50,000 since Labour’s win – as it happened

Home Office data shows 474 migrants arrived yesterday in eight small boats bringing the total to over 50,000

The Guardian - UK

Minister admits government hasn’t tackled small boats crisis as crossings set to hit 50,000

Baroness Jacqui Smith insisted the number of people crossing the Channel was not the current government’s fault

The Independent UK

UK says first migrants held under return deal with France

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.

Radio France Internationale

UK Says First Migrants Held Under Return Deal With France

The UK said 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.

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‘One in, one out’ deal now active with first migrants detained

The first migrants to cross the English Channel have been detained under a new 'one in, one out' deal. The detentions began on Wednesday, the initial day the pilot scheme became active, for people arriving in Dover. The agreement, announced by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel…

The Independent UK

First people to be returned to France under UK’s ‘one in, one out’ asylum deal

People detained after arriving in small boat expected to be returned within three weeks, says Home Office

The Guardian - UK

First migrants detained under new 'one in one out' deal with France to be deported within weeks

Multiple people are understood to have been detained under the new ‘one in, one out’ deal after crossing the English Channel

Evening Standard

First detentions of migrants crossing Channel under UK-France returns deal

The first detentions came as people arrived in Dover on Wednesday, the first day the pilot scheme came into force.

Evening Standard

First Channel crossing migrants arrive in UK as returns deal comes into force

Pictures taken on Wednesday afternoon show a UK Border Force boat ferrying migrants including children into the Port of Dover

Evening Standard

How will the UK-France migrants return deal work as it comes into force?

The deal will be operational from Wednesday with detentions expected in the coming days.

Evening Standard

Voices: ‘One in, one out’ is a realistic plan to deal with migration – let’s give it a chance

COMMENT: Home secretary Yvette Cooper’s plan to tackle irregular migrants crossing the Channel is only a pilot programme to test the mechanics of a much larger scheme that could, one day, return all small-boat arrivals – and silence Nigel Farage for good, says John Rentoul

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Radio France Internationale

UK and France start migrant return scheme to curb illegal Channel crossings

A deal between Britain and France allowing the UK to return some migrants who cross the English Channel came into force on Tuesday. It's the latest step towards dismantling the criminal trade in small boat crossings and preventing dangerous journeys at sea.

International Business Times

UK-France Migrant Returns Deal Takes Effect

A "one-in, one-out" deal in which Britain can return some migrants who cross the Channel in small boats back to France came into force on Tuesday, the UK government announced.

Evening Standard

France treaty to return Channel migrants is not ‘silver bullet’, Cooper says

The Home Secretary has refused to put a figure on the number of migrants the Government hopes to exchange with France for legal asylum seekers.

The Guardian - UK

UK to start small boats returns to France ‘within days’ after EU gives green light

Some asylum seekers will be sent back across Channel for first time under treaty agreed with French president

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The Independent UK

Cross-Channel migrants to be detained as France treaty comes into force

The deal has been criticised by refugee charities, which have urged the Government to provide more safe, legal routes for asylum seekers instead.

Evening Standard

UK-France 'one in one out' migrants treaty comes into force - with small boat detentions to begin this week

Tories say the deal will make ‘no difference whatsover’ amid reports the pilot scheme will see only 50 people a week returned to France

Evening Standard

Plans for new offence to crack down on promoting Channel crossings online

Anyone advertising crossings or illegal working could face up to five years in prison and a large fine.

The Guardian - UK

A pristine alternative to the Channel: long-distance swimming in Croatia

A new company is offering swimmers the chance to cover the same distance as a cross-Channel swim but in friendlier waters – and with some tempting stops en route

Al Jazeera

Refugee and migrant crossings to UK hit record high by end of July

More than 25,000 people have crossed the English Channel to the UK in 2025, the highest total this early in the year.

The Guardian - UK

Channel crossings in 2025 pass 25,000 – faster than any year since records began

As ministers aim to ‘smash’ people-smuggling gangs, milestone passes almost a month earlier than previous record of 2022

The Independent UK

Almost 900 migrants cross the Channel in one day alone

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