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UK-France 'one in, one out' migrant exchange deal is scrapped

September 30, 2026 France 24 Europe 1 min read
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UK-France 'one in, one out' migrant exchange deal is scrapped

A British-French agreement aimed at reducing the number of people trying to cross the English Channel in small boats has been scrapped, London said Wednesday. The pilot programme was intended to break the business model of “people smugglers” by exchanging undocumented migrants who had made the crossing for people who legally applied for asylum.

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