The new migrant scheme which will see an expected 50 migrants a week returned to France is both more "humane" and "immediate", the MP for Dover and Deal has said. A "one in, one out" deal agreed by the UK and French governments on Thursday proposes that for each migrant the UK returns,

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Thursday (July 10) that they had agreed on a "one in, one out" returns scheme - which would see Britain deporting to France undocumented people arriving in small boats,

Britain and France agreed Thursday to a pilot plan that will send some migrants who cross the English Channel on small boats back to France as the U.K. government struggles to tamp down criticism it has lost control of the country's borders.

At a summit on Thursday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President Emmanuel Macron also announced a “one in, one out” pilot program on migrants crossing the English Channel.

France and Britain on Thursday agreed to reinforce cooperation over their respective nuclear arsenals as the two European powerhouses seek to respond to growing threats to the continent and uncertainty over their U.