First people detained under ‘one in, one out’ deal before being sent back to France – UK politics live | Politics
By: Andrew Sparrow | Published: 2025-08-07 08:58:00 | Source: www.theguardian.com
Yvette Cooper says first migrants have been detained under ‘one in, one out’ deal, prior to being sent back to France
Migrants who arrived in the UK after crossing the English Channel have been detained under the new “one in, one out” deal, PA Media reports. PA says:
The first detentions came as people arrived in Dover on Wednesday, the first day the pilot scheme came into force.
Pictures showed the migrants wearing life jackets disembarking from Border Force boats.
The Home Office said detentions began for those who arrived on Wednesday afternoon and they will be held in immigration removal centres until they are returned to France.
Home secretary Yvette Cooper said: “Yesterday, under the terms of this groundbreaking new treaty, the first group of people to cross the Channel…
