Why is the UK-France ‘one in, one out’ migration deal being scrapped?
A British Border Force vessel arrives at Ramsgate after picking up people trying to cross the Channel in a small boat. Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/ReutersView image in fullscreenA British Border Force vessel arrives at Ramsgate after picking up people trying to cross the Channel in a small boat. It lasted 423 days – from 10 July 2025 until 1 October 2026.Why didn’t it work out?The UK’s official explanation was that it had not been able to scale up the numbers of asylum seekers involved as much as it would have liked to.
- ▪A British Border Force vessel arrives at Ramsgate after picking up people trying to cross the Channel in a small boat.
- ▪Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/ReutersView image in fullscreenA British Border Force vessel arrives at Ramsgate after picking up people trying to cross the Channel in a small boat.
- ▪It lasted 423 days – from 10 July 2025 until 1 October 2026.Why didn’t it work out?The UK’s official explanation was that it had not been able to scale up the numbers of asylum seekers involved as much as it would have liked to.
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A British Border Force vessel arrives at Ramsgate after picking up people trying to cross the Channel in a small boat. Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/ReutersView image in fullscreenA British Border Force vessel arrives at Ramsgate after picking up people trying to cross the Channel in a small boat. Photograph: Chris J Ratcliffe/ReutersImmigration and asylumExplainerWhy is the UK-France ‘one in, one out’ migration deal being scrapped?Agreement expected to end on Thursday after running for 423 days, during which it has been beset by problems UK politics live – latest updates Diane TaylorThu 1 Oct 2026 10.45 EDTLast modified on Thu 1 Oct 2026 10.56 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe UK government’s “one in, one out” deal with France, which was supposed to help deter small boat arrivals,…
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