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PM promises small boat migrants will be 'detained and sent back'

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PM promises small boat migrants will be 'detained and sent back'Sir Keir Starmer has promised that migrants arriving in the UK on small boats will be "detained and sent back" as the number crossing the English Channel remains at a record high.
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English Channel English Channel Body of water between Great Britain and France

Bulgaria has seized almost 70 inflatable boats used for migrant trafficking at border with Turkey [Video]

Bulgaria has seized almost 70 inflatable boats used for migrant trafficking at border with Turkey

Bulgaria has seized almost 70 inflatable boats used for migrant trafficking at border with Turkey The boats are produced by unknown Turkish companies and are then sent disassembled in multiple shipments to avoid suspicion in what authorities say is for the sole purpose of trafficking migrants across the English Channel. READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/08/24/bulgaria-has-seized-almost-70-inflatable-boats-used-for-migrant-trafficking-at-border-with Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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Can this ‘Air Scooter’ cross the English Channel safely? Franky Zapata attempts new feat [Video]

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Home Sec defends UK-France migrant deal [Video]

Home Sec defends UK-France migrant deal

Speaking in the House of Commons, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper insisted the UK-France return deal would “fundamentally undermine” the smugglers organising the crossings. Under the pilot scheme, for each small boat migrant sent back across the English Channel, an asylum seeker will be allowed to enter the UK from France under a legal route. Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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Starmer and Macron agree ‘one in, one out’ migrant scheme [Video]

Starmer and Macron agree ‘one in, one out’ migrant scheme

Sir Keir Starmer and French president Emmanuel Macron have agreed a plan to send back small boats migrants, with an asylum seeker being sent to the UK in exchange. The prime minister said the scheme would help "finally turn the tables" on the migrant crisis in the English Channel. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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