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First migrants detained under returns deal with France

Sky News Thursday, 7 August 2025 ()
The first people have been detained under the "one in, one out" returns deal agreed with France, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.
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Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp says the government's migrant returns deal with France "won't act as any deterrent" for small boat crossings, despite the prime minister announcing the first detention under the new deal. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and...

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