UK scraps 'one in, one out' Channel migrant deal with France

The UK government has scrapped its pilot agreement with France that exchanged small boat migrants for an equal number of legal arrivals.

• The pilot expires on Thursday, with removal flights for migrants already detained ending within weeks.
• Around 1,500 people have been removed to France since the scheme began just over a year ago.
• The Home Office said lessons learned would be used to accelerate returns of migrants with no right to remain.
• France said the pilot was time-limited and not intended to extend beyond 1 October, seeking an EU-wide deal instead.
• Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood acknowledged the scheme faced challenges and delivered relatively limited numbers.
• Prime Minister Andy Burnham urged President Macron in September to keep the agreement going.