One illegal migrant was returned to France on Thursday from the UK in a first for the “one in, one out” agreement to remove people who arrive on small boats.
That’s right. Just the one.
The man, who originated from India, was removed aboard an Air France flight which went on to land in Paris. He remains the only person to be repatriated under the much-touted scheme agreed in July.
No explanation was given as to why the illegal was not returned directly to India rather than back across the English Channel from where he will be able once again to board a dinghy to return to the UK.
British left-wing Labour Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron agreed a
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