India, July 11 -- UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to a groundbreaking deal to address illegal Channel crossings and dismantle the people smuggling networks.
Under a new pilot scheme, illegal migrants arriving in small boats will be returned to France. An equal number of migrants will be able to come to the UK from France through a new legal route, fully documented and subject to strict security checks.
This was agreed during the two leaders' meeting in Downing Street for the 37th UK-France Summit Thursday.
The pilot agreement is intended to prevent illegal migrant journeys across Europe to the UK and prevent dangerous small boat crossings.
Both countries are working to implement the pilot ...