Migrant return flights to France set to start next week

Georgia RobertsPolitical reporter And

Thomas Mackintosh

A group of people who are thought to be PA Media immigrant is brought to the border force compound in the city after a small boat event in the channel.

BBC is expected to start next week’s first migrant flights within the scope of the new return agreement with France.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron as part of an agreement announced during his visit to England in July, one in, One ‘pilot plan was established.

Duzler Dover was detained last month within the scope of the agreement and is expected to be “extremely” to France.

It is understood that the asylum seekers were given official lifting instructions to say that they would be deported to France within five days.

On the other hand, it was accepted that Britain would accept an equal number of asylum seekers who did not try to pass and could pass security and conformity controls.

In the beginning of July, Starmer said the plan is the product of adult diplomacy for months.“offers real results”.

Critics, including the conservatives, claim that policy will be “completely open and completely open for abuse”.

MPs will have the chance to question the new Interior Minister Shabana Mahmood about the agreement during the questions of the Ministry of Interior in Parliament on Monday.

As of September 8, 30,164 people passed the channel on boats smaller than 22,440 in 2025 in 2025.

Between 2021-2025, it is a line graph that shows a cumulative number of people who pass the British channel on small boats every year between 2021-2025. Every year, it is represented by a line following the numbers between January -December. 2021 saw the lowest level of the five years, the highest with 28,526 and 2022 45.774. As of September 8, the total of 2025 is 30,164, which is the highest level of this point of any of the others.

Under the new treaty, Published on August 4France agreed to take back the adults or accompanying children with a small boat when any asylum claim was withdrawn or declared unacceptable.

Both countries agreed to work to transfer three months after the arrival of small boats entered England.

Former Interior Minister Yette Cooper stressed that the start plan is an experiment.

Details of how people will apply to the UK from France within the scope of the treaty were also published by the government.

Successful applicants will initially be given the right to “think about how to regularize their stay” for three months.

Applicants will apply online – but they have to provide evidence to the Ministry of Interior they apply from within France.

Britain agreed to pay the transportation costs accepted by the immigrants sent to France in return.