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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands as they hold a news conference during a joint military visit to the Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM) center in Northwood, London, on July 10, 2025. Leon Neal/PA
France and the UK have struck an agreement aimed at preventing migrants from illegally crossing the English Channel in small boats.
Under the new returns pilot scheme, announced on July 10, about 50 illegal immigrants per week will be sent back to France in return for Britain taking the same number of asylum-seekers in France, under a legal route.
Evgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of international stories, with a particular interest in foreign policy, economy, and UK politics.
