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The Daily T: ‘It’s Outrageous!’: Nigel Farage on Starmer’s ‘Crazy’ Migrant Deal with Macron
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, JUL 10 – The pilot scheme aims to deter Channel crossings by returning about 50 illegal migrants weekly to France while allowing genuine asylum seekers legal entry, officials said.
On Friday, Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron announced a pilot scheme to return around 50 migrants weekly, just hours after hundreds crossed the Channel.
After Brexit, the UK lost access to the EU-wide returns framework, prompting years of negotiations with France to establish a new migrant returns scheme, which remains limited in scope.
Over 21,000 migrants crossed the Channel this year; the scheme plans to return only 2,600, leaving 94% in the UK, limiting its impact.
Nigel Farage condemned the deal as a 'humiliation for Brexit Britain' and called for turning back every Channel boat, with no exceptions.
The pilot scheme launches in weeks, targeting first-time illegal entrants, supported by a new Deportation Bill to ensure swift removals and enhance border enforcement.