The UK ends a pilot “one in, one out” migrant exchange deal with France, according to UK and French officials. Under the scheme, the UK returns some migrants to France while France accepts others, aiming to reduce people crossing the English Channel in small boats.
The outlets agree the programme is being wound down after a year of operation, with roughly 1,400 to 1,500 people returned to France since it began. The BBC, Sky News and Channel NewsAsia report the plan has been scrapped, citing the UK interior ministry, while The Independent also reports French officials say the deal is being ended following the number of removals.
While coverage broadly focuses on the end of the arrangement, the emphasis differs slightly: some reports foreground the UK government’s decision to scrap the pilot; others highlight French officials’ role in describing how the scheme is being wound down. None of the sources dispute the core figures or the fact that the scheme ends after just over a year.
