https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/uk-ends-one-in-one-out-migrant-returns-deal-with-franceContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/uk-ends-one-in-one-out-migrant-returns-deal-with-francehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/uk-ends-one-in-one-out-migrant-returns-deal-with-france#u96190Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:55:18 +0000The United Kingdom and France have ended their "one in, one out" migrant returns agreement after running the pilot for just over a year. The UK interior ministry and French officials confirmed the wind-down of the pilot scheme, which was designed to tackle illegal small boat crossings across the English Channel. Around 1,400 to 1,500 people were sent back to France under the arrangement before the returns pilot stopped processing new cases.Why it mattersThe year-long exchange arrangement was originally established to curb illegal migration routes and reduce the volume of small boat c