US EditionNo 10 insists migrant returns deal isn't a 'shambles' after court blocks man's removal
- The UK government attempted to deport migrants to France under a new scheme this week, but no migrants have yet been flown out from Heathrow Airport.
- Legal challenges from migrants' lawyers and protests from charities blocked deportation flights at the last minute, delaying the start of the one in, one out deal with France.
- An Air France flight departed carrying only fare-paying passengers, leaving multiple seats unoccupied that had been intended for deportees, despite officials aiming to carry out daily removals this week.
- Reform UK's Zia Yusuf criticized the Labour government for spending public funds on a scheme he described as ineffective and unfeasible, while Tory leader Kemi Badenoch highlighted how remarkable it is that no deportations have taken place so far.
- Downing Street denied the deal is a shambles or hampered by courts and stated returns would take place imminently, but concerns remain that France could withdraw if the scheme does not run smoothly.
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No 10 insists migrant returns deal isn't a 'shambles' after court blocks man's removal
Sir Keir Starmer's deal with Emmanuel Macron, announced earlier this summer, would see the UK send asylum seekers who have crossed the Channel in small boats back to France in exchange for migrants with links to Britain.
Second 'one in, one out' deportation flight takes off with ZERO migrants on board in latest humiliation for Keir Starmer
The second attempted deportation flight under Labour's one in, one out deal has been cancelled. An Air France flight which was supposed to have at least one migrant on it took off with paying passengers only, after more last-minute challenges blocked the start of the deportation pact.Officials in the Home Office had hoped to deport migrants from Heathrow to Paris every day this week.However, following challenges from lawyers and charity protests…
'One In, One Out' Migrant Flights Cancelled for Second Day – The Daily Sceptic
Deportation flights under Sir Keir Starmer's 'one in, one out deal' have been cancelled for a second day after legal challenges and protests, as the policy, already criticised as hopelessly weak, descends into farce. The post ‘One In, One Out’ Migrant Flights Cancelled for Second Day appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
Migrant deportations fail for second day in a row
It’s not been Sir Keir Starmer’s week. After a 100,000-strong march at the weekend saw Brits protest issues like Britain’s borders, the news that the Home Office has failed to deport migrants to France for the second day in a row is unlikely to defuse tensions. Thanks to human rights claims, the one-in one-out migrants
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