US EditionStarmer and Macron agree need for 'new deterrent' to stop small boat crossings
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 10 – UK and French leaders aim to disrupt migrant smuggling gangs' business model after record 21,000 small boat crossings this year, making it a shared priority to reduce irregular migration.
- Starmer and Macron agreed at 10 Downing Street on 9 July 2025 to implement a new deterrent aimed at stopping English Channel small boat crossings.
- Following the record 21,000 small boat crossings in 2025, UK and France leaders agreed on a new deterrent to disrupt trafficking gangs' business model during their July 9 meeting at 10 Downing Street.
- A British government source confirmed that the UK and France agreed to a limited 'one in, one out' returns scheme, initially returning about 50 migrants weekly, with potential to scale up.
- Starmer and Macron aim to make progress on deterrent measures ahead of the 37th UK-France Summit tomorrow, with plans to deport one asylum seeker to France for each legitimate case accepted in the UK.
- EU migration politics, including Macron's resistance to UK’s 'one in, one out' plan, will influence future UK-France cooperation on security and Ukraine support.
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