The UK will begin returning migrants arriving in small boats to France within weeks under a new pilot scheme, Sir Keir Starmer has said. Under the "one in one out" deal, some arrivals would be detained and returned to France and in exchange the UK would accept an equivalent number of asylum seekers,

Deal with Macron to end small boat crossings won't work, according to the officials charged with implementing it

British PM Keir Starmer seeks President Macron's agreement on tougher migration controls during his France visit, highlighting efforts like a 'one in, one out' migrant deal. Alongside migration discussions,

Britain and France must shoulder burden of keeping Europe safe, Macron says in historic parliament address - The French president is the first European leader to have a state visit to the UK and addre

The French president and PM Keir Starmer lay wreathes at the statue of Winston Churchill ahead of a state banquet in Windsor later.

French police have intensified efforts to stop migrants crossing the English Channel. Recent videos show officers slashing inflatable boats, forcing migrants into the water.

The video, filmed in Pas-de-Calais and broadcast by the BBC, supports the idea that France is changing its approach to intercepting boats along the coast.

The deal, if agreed, would initially allow up to 50 small boat arrivals to be returned to France weekly. View on euronews